Syrphipogon
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| Syrphipogon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Microdon |
| Subgenus: | Syrphipogon Hull, 1937[1] |
| Type species | |
| Syrphipogon fucatissimus | |
Syrphipogon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. There are two known species.[2] They are very large microdontine flies of about 25 mm. They have a deeply sulcate scutellum and a facial mystax. They are mimics of the large bees of the genus Eulaema.[3]