martes, 20 de enero de 2015

Rhopalosyrphus

Rhopalosyrphus is a genus of hoverflies, with four known species. The adults flies mimic wasps, such as Zethus. The larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants. They are native to from southern United States to northern Argentina.
Species

Rhopalosyrphus guentherii (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891)
Rhopalosyrphus carolae Capelle, 1956
Rhopalosyrphus australis Thompson, 2003
Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum Weems & Deyrup, 2003


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