Dioprosopa is a genus of drone flies in the family Syrphidae. There are at least two described species in the genus Dioprosopa, both found in the New World.
| Dioprosopa | |
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| Dioprosopa clavata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Dioprosopa Hull, 1949 |
Dioprosopa was formerly considered a subgenus of Pseudodoros, but was promoted to genus rank as a result of phylogenetic studies in 2018.[1][2]
Species
editThe following two species are recognised in the genus Dioprosopa:
- Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)
- Dioprosopa vockerothi Kassebeer, 2000
Gallery
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Dioprosopa clavata -
Dioprosopa clavata larva
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References
edit- ^ "Dioprosopa genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ Mengual, Ximo; Ståhls, Gunilla; Láska, Pavel; Mazánek, Libor; et al. (2018). "Molecular phylogenetics of the predatory lineage of flower flies Eupeodes - Scaeva (Diptera: Syrphidae), with the description of the Neotropical genus Austroscaeva gen. nov". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 56. doi:10.1111/jzs.12212.
Further reading
edit- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
- Miranda, G. F. G; Young, A. D.; Locke, M. M.; Marshall, S. A.; et al. (2013). "Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23: 1–351. doi:10.3752/cjai.2013.23.
- Shorter, D. A.; Drew, W. A. (1976). "Syrphidae of Oklahoma (Diptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 56: 75–94.
External links
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Media related to Dioprosopa at Wikimedia Commons
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