''Rhopalosyrphus'' is a
genus
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of
hoverflies
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, with nine known species.
The adults flies
mimic
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wasps, such as ''
Zethus''.
The
larva
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e are predators of
ant
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brood. They are native to from southern
United States
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to northern
Argentina
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.
Species
Sensu stricto
*''
Rhopalosyrphus australis''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson Lantion, Filipino retired police general
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
* Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thom ...
, 2003
*''
Rhopalosyrphus ecuadoriensis''
Reemer, 2013[
*'' Rhopalosyrphus guentherii'' (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891) (= ''R. carolae'' Capelle, 1956)
*'' Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum'' Weems & Deyrup, 2003]
Sensu lato
*'' Rhopalosyrphus abnormis'' (Curran, 1925)
*'' Rhopalosyrphus abnormoides'' Reemer, 2013[
*'' Rhopalosyrphus cerioides'' (Hull, 1943)
*'' Rhopalosyrphus oreokawensis'' Reemer, 2013][
]
References
Hoverfly genera
Diptera of North America
Diptera of South America
Microdontinae
Taxa named by Ermanno Giglio-Tos
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