Metadon squamipennis

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Metadon squamipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Flies
Suborder: Aschiza
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Metadon
Species: M. squamipennis
Binomial name
Metadon squamipennis
(Brunetti, 1923)

Diagnosis

Description

Distribution

Oriental

Biology

REFERENCES

  • Bezzi, M. 1915. The Syrphidae of the Ethiopian Region based on material in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History), with descriptions of new genera and species. British Museum (Natural History), London. 146 pp.
  • Brunetti, E. Notes on Oriental Syrphidae. Part I. Rec. Indian Mus. (1907-08).
  • Brunetti, E. 1923. Diptera. Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae. In: [Shipley, A.E., ed.], Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. [Vol. III] Taylor & Francis, London. xii + 424 pp., 6 pls.
  • Hull, F.M. Additional species of Microdon in the British Museum (Natural History). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1944)
  • Knutson, L.V., Thompson, F.C. & Vockeroth, J.R. 1975. Family Syrphidae. In: Delfinado, M.D. & Hardy, D.E. (eds.), Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region 2: 307-374.
  • Shannon, R.C. 1927. A review of the South American two-winged flies of the family Syrphidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(9)[2658], 34 p.
  • Thompson, C. 2007. Microdon falcatus Williston (Diptera : Syrphidae): A redescription, with lectotype designation and new synonyms. Entomological News 118(May 2007):283-291
  • Williston, S.W. 1887. Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. (1886) 31, xxx + 335 pp, 12 pls