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'''''Kryptopyga''''' is a [[genus]] of [[hoverfly|hoverflies]]. There is only one know species. There are said to have a particular abdominal shape.<ref name="Cheng2008"> |
'''''Kryptopyga''''' is a [[genus]] of [[hoverfly|hoverflies]]. There is only one know species. There are said to have a particular abdominal shape.<ref name="Cheng2008">{{cite journal | last = Cheng | first = Xin-Yue | coauthors = Thompson, F. Christian | year = 2008 | title = A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 1879 | pages = 21–48 | publisher = Magnolia Press | location = New Zealand | issn = 1175-5334 | url = http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf | format = PDF Adobe Acrobat | accessdate = 2009-09-11 }}</ref> |
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==Biology== |
==Biology== |
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Kryptopyga is a genus of hoverflies. There is only one know species. There are said to have a particular abdominal shape.[1]
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
Species
- K. pendulosa Hull, 1944
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References
- ^ a b Cheng, Xin-Yue (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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