Polydontomyia

Polydontomyia is a genus of rat-tail maggot flies in the family Syrphidae. The genus is monotypic, comprising a single species, Polydontomyia curvipes, also known as the dimorphic sickleleg. It was formerly a member of the genus Lejops.[1][2]

Dimorphic sickleleg
In California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Genus: Polydontomyia
Williston, 1896
Species:
P. curvipes
Binomial name
Polydontomyia curvipes
(Wiedemann, 1830)
Synonyms
(Species)
List
  • Lejops curvipes (Wiedemann, 1830)
  • Helophilus albiceps Macquart, 1846
  • Merodon morosus Walker, 1849
  • Merodona curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
  • Polydonta bicolor Macquart, 1850

References

  1. "Polydontomyia genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; et al. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691189406.


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