Chymophila
| Chymophila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Chymophila Macquart, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| Chymophila splendens Macquart, 1834 | |
Chymophila is a genus of hoverflies found across an area extending from the southern United States to Argentina. There are 19 known species.[1] Chymophila was based on a composite type species: the holotype is a body of C. fulgens with the head of a conopid glued on.
Species
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References
- ↑ Xin-Yue Cheng & F. Christian Thompson (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1879: 21–48.
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