Syringogaster
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| Family: | Syringogastridae Prado, 1969
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| Genus: | Syringogaster Cresson, 1912
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Syringogaster is a genus of small (4 to 6mm) 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 2 species known from Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. It is the only genus in the family Syringogastridae.[1]
Distribution
The genus Syringogaster are found in tropical areas of the Neotropical region, with exception of the Antilles. Syringogastridae inhabit tropical forests.[1]
Biology
Very little is known about the biology of Syringogastridae, and no larvae are known.[1]
Classification
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
- S. amazonensis Prado, 1969
- S. apiculata Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. atricalyx Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. brachypecta Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. brunnea Cresson, 1912:
- S. brunneina Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. carioca Prado, 1969
- S. craigi Grimaldi, 2009 (Fossil species)
- S. cressoni Prado, 1969
- S. dactylopleura Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. figurata Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. lanei Prado, 1969
- S. lopesi Prado, 1969
- S. miocenecus Grimaldi, 2009 (Fossil species)
- S. nigrithorax Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. palenque Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. papaveroi Prado, 1969
- S. plesioterga Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. rufa Cresson, 1912
- S. sharkeyi Marshall & Buck, 2009
- S. subnearctica Feijen,1989
- S. tenuipes Marshall & Buck, 2009
References
- ^ 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: 1–80pp.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Cresson, E. T. Jr. 1912. Descriptions of several new neotropical acalyptrate Diptera. Entomol. News. 23:389-396..
- ^ 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.
External links
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