Microdon manitobensis
| Microdon manitobensis | |
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| Microdon manitobensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Microdon |
| Species: | M. manitobensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microdon manitobensis Curran, 1924 | |
Microdon manitobensis, also commonly known as the Greater Ant Fly, is a species of hover fly that belongs to the family Syrphidae.[1][2] They can be mainly found in the northern regions of North America in areas such as the United States (New England).[3][4]
Taxonomy
Microdon manitobensis was described by Charles Howard Curran, a Canadian entomologist specializing in the study of Diptera, in 1924.[1] This species belongs to the family Syrphidae (Microdontinae), also commonly known as the hover flies. Within the genus Microdon, it is a member of the subgenus Microdon sensu stricto.[2][5]
Description
It is a robust species that grows to a length of 11-13 mm. The pilose located on the head and thorax are yellow and their hind basitarsi is not unusually swollen. Its eyes are bare.[4]
Ecology
They inhabit nests of Formica densiventris and Formica neoclara, both species of wood ants that belongs to the tribe Formicini.[6][7] Their floral associations have not been recorded.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Microdon manitobensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- 1 2 "Microdon manitobensis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Microdon manitobensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- 1 2 Curran, C. H. (1924). "Brief Diagnoses of Some Diptera Occurring in New England". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 31 (5): 051756. doi:10.1155/1924/51756. ISSN 1687-7438.
- ↑ Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. Bibcode:2013ZooK..288....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
- ↑ Reemer, Menno (2013). "Review and Phylogenetic Evaluation of Associations between Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2013 (1) 538316. doi:10.1155/2013/538316. ISSN 1687-7438.
- ↑ Akre, Roger D.; Garnett, William B.; Zack, Richard S. (1990). "Ant Hosts of Microdon (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the Pacific Northwest". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 63 (1): 175–178. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25085158.
- ↑ Chisausky, Jacob L.; Soley, Nathan M.; Kassim, Leila; Bryan, Casey J.; Miranda, Gil Felipe Gonçalves; Gage, Karla L.; Sipes, Sedonia D. (2020). "Syrphidae of Southern Illinois: Diversity, floral associations, and preliminary assessment of their efficacy as pollinators". Biodiversity Data Journal. 8 e57331. Bibcode:2020BioDJ...857331C. doi:10.3897/BDJ.8.e57331. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 7644652. PMID 33199967.