Rhopalosyrphus
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| Rhopalosyrphus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Rhopalosyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Holmbergia guentherii Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhopalosyrphus is a genus of hoverflies, with nine known species.[1] The adults flies mimic wasps, such as Zethus.[2][3] The larvae are predators of ant brood. They are native to from southern United States to northern Argentina.[3]
