Ptilobactrum

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Ptilobactrum is a genus of hoverflies, with one known species, Ptilobactrum neavei.[1] They have very broad heads and their basoflagellomeres are elongate and densely pilose in males.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
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Ptilobactrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Ptilobactrum
Bezzi, 1915
Species:
P. neavei
Binomial name
Ptilobactrum neavei
Bezzi, 1915
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Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

P. neavei is native to the African tropics.[2]

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