Rhoga
Genus of flies
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Rhoga is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species.[1] All are small, delicate, pale yellowish flies, with distinct black pilose brushes on their metatibiae. These flies are probably mimics of stingless bees of the tribe Meliponini.[2]
| Rhoga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Rhoga Walker, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Rhoga lutescens Walker, 1857 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Biology
Distribution
They are native to the Neotropics.[2]