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{{Short description|Genus of flies}}
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| taxon = Syringogaster
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| parent_authority = [[Angelo Pires do Prado|Prado]], 1969
| parent_authority = [[Angelo Pires do Prado|Prado]], 1969
| authority = [[Ezra Townsend Cresson, Jr.|Cresson]], 1912
| authority = [[Ezra Townsend Cresson Jr.|Cresson]], 1912
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'''''Syringogaster''''' is a genus of small (4 to 6&nbsp;mm) [[Ant mimicry|ant-mimicking]] [[fly|flies]] with a [[Petiole (insect)|petiolate]] [[abdomen]], a long [[prothorax]], a swollen and spiny hind [[femur]], and reduced head size and large eyes. There are 20 described extant species and two species known from [[Miocene]] [[amber]] from the [[Dominican Republic]]. It is the only genus in the family '''Syringogastridae'''.<ref name="Marshall2009">{{Cite journal| author = S.A. Marshall, M. Buck, J.H. Skevington & D. Grimaldi| year = 2007| title = A revision of the family Syringogastridae (Diptera: Diopsoidea)| journal = Zootaxa | place = Auckland, New Zealand| publisher = Magnolia Press| volume = 1996| issue =| pages = 1–80 | issn = |url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z01996p080f.pdf}}</ref>
'''''Syringogaster''''' is a genus of small (4 to 6&nbsp;mm) [[Ant mimicry|ant-mimicking]] [[fly|flies]] with a [[Petiole (insect)|petiolate]] [[abdomen]], a long [[prothorax]], a swollen and spiny hind [[femur]], and reduced head size and large eyes. There are 20 described extant species and two species known from [[Miocene]] [[amber]] from the [[Dominican Republic]]. It is the only genus in the family '''Syringogastridae'''.<ref name="Marshall2009">{{Cite journal| author = S.A. Marshall| author2 = M. Buck| author3 = J.H. Skevington| author4 = D. Grimaldi| name-list-style = amp| year = 2007| title = A revision of the family Syringogastridae (Diptera: Diopsoidea)| journal = Zootaxa | place = Auckland, New Zealand| publisher = Magnolia Press| volume = 1996| pages = 1–80 |url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z01996p080f.pdf}}</ref>


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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==Classification==
==Classification==
The descriptor Ezra Townsend Cresson placed his new genus in the family [[Psilidae]] <ref>Cresson, E. T. Jr. 1912. Descriptions of several new neotropical acalyptrate Diptera. ''Entomol. New''s. 23:389-396..</ref>
The descriptor Ezra Townsend Cresson placed his new genus in the family [[Psilidae]]<ref>Cresson, E. T. Jr. 1912. Descriptions of several new neotropical acalyptrate Diptera. ''Entomol. New''s. 23:389-396.</ref>
then in 1969 Angelo Pires do Prado erected a new family (Syringogastridae) to contain the genus.<ref>Prado, A. P. do. 1969. Syringogastridae, uma nova familia de dipteros Acalyptratae, com a descricao de seis especies novas do genero Syringogaster Cresson. ''Studia Ent.'' (n.s.) 12:1-32.</ref>
then in 1969 Angelo Pires do Prado erected a new family (Syringogastridae) to contain the genus.<ref>Prado, A. P. do. 1969. Syringogastridae, uma nova familia de dipteros Acalyptratae, com a descricao de seis especies novas do genero Syringogaster Cresson. ''Studia Ent.'' (n.s.) 12:1-32.</ref>


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*''[[Syringogaster rufa|S. rufa]]'' <small>Cresson, 1912</small>
*''[[Syringogaster rufa|S. rufa]]'' <small>Cresson, 1912</small>
*''[[Syringogaster sharkeyi|S. sharkeyi]]'' <small>Marshall & Buck, 2009</small>
*''[[Syringogaster sharkeyi|S. sharkeyi]]'' <small>Marshall & Buck, 2009</small>
*''[[Syringogaster subnearctica|S. subnearctica]]'' <small>Feijen,1989</small>
*''[[Syringogaster subnearctica|S. subnearctica]]'' <small>Feijen, 1989</small>
*''[[Syringogaster tenuipes|S. tenuipes]]'' <small>Marshall & Buck, 2009</small>
*''[[Syringogaster tenuipes|S. tenuipes]]'' <small>Marshall & Buck, 2009</small>


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[[Category:Diopsoidea genera]]
[[Category:Diopsoidea genera]]



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Latest revision as of 23:28, 23 June 2023

Syringogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Superfamily: Diopsoidea
Family: Syringogastridae
Prado, 1969
Genus: Syringogaster
Cresson, 1912
Species

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Syringogaster is a genus of small (4 to 6 mm) ant-mimicking flies with a petiolate abdomen, a long prothorax, a swollen and spiny hind femur, and reduced head size and large eyes. There are 20 described extant species and two species known from Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. It is the only genus in the family Syringogastridae.[1]

Distribution[edit]

The genus Syringogaster are found in tropical areas of the Neotropical region, with exception of the Antilles. Syringogastridae inhabit tropical forests.[1]

Biology[edit]

Very little is known about the biology of Syringogastridae, and no larvae are known.[1]

Classification[edit]

The descriptor Ezra Townsend Cresson placed his new genus in the family Psilidae[2] then in 1969 Angelo Pires do Prado erected a new family (Syringogastridae) to contain the genus.[3]

Species[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c S.A. Marshall; M. Buck; J.H. Skevington & D. Grimaldi (2007). "A revision of the family Syringogastridae (Diptera: Diopsoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1996. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–80.
  2. ^ Cresson, E. T. Jr. 1912. Descriptions of several new neotropical acalyptrate Diptera. Entomol. News. 23:389-396.
  3. ^ Prado, A. P. do. 1969. Syringogastridae, uma nova familia de dipteros Acalyptratae, com a descricao de seis especies novas do genero Syringogaster Cresson. Studia Ent. (n.s.) 12:1-32.

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