Masarygus
Genus of flies
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Masarygus is a genus of hoverflies native to Argentina, containing two species. It was first described as representing a new family related to Conopidae or possibly the Oestridae due to its much reduced mouthparts.[2] Larvae are found in ant nests.
| Masarygus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Masarygus Bréthes, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Masarygus palmipalpus Bréthes, 1909[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Masarygidae | |
