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subgenus Dimeraspis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Aschiza")

Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)

Subfamily Microdontinae

Genus Microdon

No Taxon subgenus Dimeraspis

Explanation of Names

Dimeraspis Newman 1838

Numbers

4 spp. in our area + 1 sp. in Cuba(1)

nearctic spp. not yet in the guide: M. adventitius Thompson 1981, M. fuscipennis Macquart 1834

Size

8–12 mm(1)

Range

Nearctic & Cuba(1)

Works Cited

1.	Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae) Reemer M., Ståhls G. 2013. ZooKeys 288: 1–213.

Contributed by v belov on 19 April, 2013 - 1:10pm
Last updated 19 April, 2013 - 2:19pm

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