''Surimyia'' 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 three known species.
They are small (4– to 5-mm)
microdontine flies.
''Surimyia'' is the only hoverfly genus with the
katatergum lacking
microtrichia. In the subfamily
Microdontinae
The subfamily Microdontinae contains slightly more than 400 species of hoverfly, hoverflies (family Syrphidae) and, while diverse, these species share several characteristics by which they differ from other syrphids. The Microdontinae are myrmecop ...
, they are distinctive in the absence of pilosity on the
postpronotum.
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 presumably 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
They are only known from
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
.
Species
*''
S. minutula''
(van Doesburg, 1966)
*''
S. reemeri''
Carvalho-Filho, 2014[
*'' S. rolanderi'' Reemer, 2008]
References
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Hoverfly genera
Microdontinae
Diptera of South America