''Archimicrodon'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
hoverflies
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family (biology), family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen Hover (behaviour), hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed main ...
. Many of the species in this genus were moved from ''
Microdon
Hover flies (family Syrphidae) of the genus ''Microdon'' are unusual among the Fly, Diptera. Like other members of the subfamily, they are myrmecophiles, meaning they inhabit the nests of ants.
There are 249 species known worldwide, with the gr ...
'' by Reemer & Ståhls (2013).
Previously, it had been described as having three known species.
Biology
Larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
e are found in
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
nests.
Distribution
All currently known species are found in the
Old World
The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously ...
tropics.
Species
The species are divided into two subgenera: ''Archimicrodon''
Hull, 1945 and ''
Hovamicrodon''
Keiser, 1971.
Subgenus ''Archimicrodon''
*''
A. ampefyanus''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
A. barringtonensis''
( Ferguson, 1926)
*''
A. boharti''
( Curran, 1947)
*''
A. brachycerus''
(Knab & Malloch, 1912)
*''
A. brevicornis''
( Loew, 1858)
*''
A. browni''
( Thompson, 1968)
*''
A. caeruleomaculatus''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
A. caeruleus''
( Brunetti, 1908)
*''
A. clatratus''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
A. clavicornis''
(Sack
A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag.
Sack may also refer to:
Bags
* Flour sack
* Gunny sack
* Hacky sack, sport
* Money sack
* Paper sack
* Sleeping bag
* Stuff sack
* Knapsack
Other uses
* Bed, a slang term
* Sack (band), ...
, 1926)
*''
A. fenestrellatus''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
A. fergusoni''
(Goot, 1964)
:= ''A. modestus''
( Ferguson, 1926)
:= ''A. fergusoni''
( Thompson, 1968)
*''
A. grageti''
( Meijere, 1908)
*''
A. incisuralis''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1865)
*''
A. investigator''
( Hull, 1937)
*''
A. kavitahaius''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
A. lanka''
(Keiser, 1958)
*''
A. liberiensis''
( Curran, 1929)
*''
A. limbinervis''
( Meijere, 1908)
*''
A. luctiferus''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1865)
*''
A. malagasicus''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
A. malukensis''
Reemer, 2013[
*'' A. minuticornis'' ( Curran, 1931)
*'' A. nicholsoni'' ( Ferguson, 1926)
*'' A. nigrocyaneus'' ( Hull, 1964)
*'' A. novaeguineae'' ( Meijere, 1908)
*'' A. obesus'' (Herve-Bazin, 1913)
*'' A. purpurescens'' (Shiraki, 1963)
*'' A. ranavalonae'' (Keiser, 1971)
*'' A. simplex'' (Shiraki, 1930)
*'' A. simplicicornis'' ( Meijere, 1908)
:= ''A. digitator'' ( Hull, 1937)
*'' A. sudanus'' ( Curran, 1923)
*'' A. tabanoides'' ( Hull, 1944)
*'' A. tenuifrons'' ( Curran, 1929)
*'' A. testaceus'' (]Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1857)
*'' A. varicornis'' (Sack
A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag.
Sack may also refer to:
Bags
* Flour sack
* Gunny sack
* Hacky sack, sport
* Money sack
* Paper sack
* Sleeping bag
* Stuff sack
* Knapsack
Other uses
* Bed, a slang term
* Sack (band), ...
, 1926)
*'' A. venosus'' (Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1865)
:= ''A. papuanus'' (Doesburg, 1959)
*'' A. vittatus'' ( Macquart, 1850)
:= ''A. transiens'' (Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1852)
:= ''A. pachypus'' ( Bigot, 1884)
*'' A. wainwrighti'' ( Curran, 1938)
Subgenus ''Hovamicrodon''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4786893
Hoverfly genera
Microdontinae
Brachycera tribes