''Paramixogaster'' 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 ...
, with fewer than 30 known species.
[Reemer M, Sankararaman H (2024) Revision of the Oriental species of the hoverfly genus ''Paramixogaster'' Brunetti, 1923 (Diptera, Syrphidae, Microdontinae). ZooKeys 1208: 1-48. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.122829] ''Paramixogaster'' has an appendix on vein R4+5 that is absent in ''
Mixogaster''.
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, or otherwise in association with ants.
Distribution
They are native to parts of
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
and
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Species
*''
P. acantholepidis''
( Speiser, 1913)
*''
P. aphritina''
(Thomson Thomson may refer to:
Names
* Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin
* Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson
Businesses and organizations
* SGS-Thomson M ...
, 1869)
*''
P. brunetti''
Reemer, 2013 (new name for ''Mixogaster vespiformis''
Brunetti, 1913)
*''
P. contracta''
( Brunetti, 1923)
*''
P. conveniens''
( Brunetti, 1923)
*''
P. crematogastri''
( Speiser, 1913)
*''
P. daveyi''
(Knab & Malloch, 1912)
*''
P. elisabethae''
(Keiser, 1971)
*''
P. fujianensis''
Cheng, 2012
*''
P. gayi''
( Paramonov, 1957)
*''
P. halmaherensis''
Reemer, 2024
*''
P. icariiformis''
Pendlebury, 1927
*''
P. illucens''
( Bezzi, 1915)
*''
P. indica''
(Doleschall, 1857)
*''
P. jubata''
Reemer, 2024
*''
P. kodaiana''
Sankararaman & Reemer, 2024
*''
P. luxor''
( Curran, 1931)
*''
P. odyneroides''
( Meijere, 1908)
*''
P. omeana''
( Paramonov, 1957)
*''
P. petiolata''
(Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1944)
*''
P. piptota''
Reemer, 2013
*''
P. praetermissa''
(Ferguson, 1926)
*''
P. sacki''
Reemer, 2013 (new name for ''Myxogaster variegata''
Sack, 1922)
*''
P. sulawesiana''
Reemer, 2024
*''
P. variegata''
(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)
*''
P. vespiformis''
( Meijere, 1908)
*''
P. yunnanensis''
Cheng, 2012
References
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Hoverfly genera
Diptera of Australasia
Diptera of Asia
Microdontinae
Taxa named by Enrico Adelelmo Brunetti