Paramicrodon

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
Paramicrodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Paramicrodon
Meijere, 1913
Type species
Paramicrodon lorentzi
Synonyms
  • Syrphinella Hervé-Bazin, 1926
  • Myxogasteroides Shiraki, 1930
  • Nannomyrmecomyia Hull, 1945

Paramicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with eight known species.[1] They differ from Microdon by their short antennae and the lack of appendices on vein R4+5.[2]

Larvae are found in ant nests.

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