Megodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
Genus: | Microdon |
Subgenus: |
Megodon Keiser, 1971 |
Type species | |
Megodon stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971
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Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar, and contains only two known species. [1] Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum. [2] Larvae are found in ant nests.
There are 2 species described in Megodon: [1]
Megodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
Genus: | Microdon |
Subgenus: |
Megodon Keiser, 1971 |
Type species | |
Megodon stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971
|
Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar, and contains only two known species. [1] Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum. [2] Larvae are found in ant nests.
There are 2 species described in Megodon: [1]