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Ubristes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Syrphidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Fly

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Microdontinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Ubristes is a genus of hoverflies, with 61 known species. All are characterized by their metatibiae, which are usually enlarged, but always with a brush of long pile along the dorsal edges. These flies are probably mimics of the stingless bees in the tribe Meliponini.

Contents

The presence or absence of the appendix on vein R4+5 is variable within this group. They are further divided into the subgroups Hypselosyrphus, Stipomorpha, and Ubristes by the shape of their abdomens.

Biology

Larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.

Distribution

They are native to the Neotropics.

Species

  • Ubristes chrysopyga Giglio-Tos, 1892
  • Ubristes flavitibia Walker, 1852
  • Ubristes litoralis Papavero, 1964
  • Ubristes plaumanni Curran, 1940
  • Ubristes puerilis Doesburg, 1966
  • Ubristes ulopodus Hull, 1944
  • References

    Ubristes Wikipedia