Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Microdontinae | |
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Ptilobactrum is a genus of hoverflies, with two known species. They have very broad heads and their basoflagellomeres are elongate and densely pilose in males.
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Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.
Distribution
They are native to African tropics.
Species
References
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