Oligeriops is a genus of hoverfly from Australia. They are characterised by the reduced size of the eyes, and the genus includes five described species.[2] It was previously considered a synonym of Microdon.[2]

Oligeriops
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Oligeriops

Hull, 1937[1]
Type species
Microdon chalybeus
Ferguson, 1926
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References

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  1. ^ Hull, Frank M. (1937). "New species of exotic syrphid flies" (PDF). Psyche. 44 (1–2): 12–32. doi:10.1155/1937/46960.
  2. ^ a b 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. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.