Megodon
Subgenus of flies
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Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar, and contains only two known species.[1] Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum.[2] Larvae are found in ant nests.
| Megodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Microdon |
| Subgenus: | Megodon Keiser, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Megodon stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971 | |
Species
There are 2 species described in Megodon:[1]
- M. planitarsus Keiser, 1971
- M. stuckenbergi (Keiser, 1971)
