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Kryptopyga

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Kryptopyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Brachycera
Infraorder:
Muscomorpha
Section:
Aschiza
Superfamily:
Syrphoidea
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Microdontinae
Genus:
Kryptopyga

Hull, 1944
Type species
Kryptopyga pendulosa
Hull, 1944

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

They are native to Java[1].

Species

References

  1. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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