Biology:Dioprosopa

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Short description: Genus of flies

Dioprosopa
Diaprosopa clavata, Bird Rookery Swamp, Collier County, Florida.jpg
Dioprosopa clavata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Dioprosopa
Hull, 1949


Dioprosopa is a genus of drone flies in the family Syrphidae. There are at least two described species in the genus Dioprosopa, both found in the New World.

Dioprosopa was formerly considered a subgenus of Pseudodoros, but was promoted to genus rank as a result of phylogenetic studies in 2018.[1][2]

Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus Dioprosopa:

  • Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)
  • Dioprosopa vockerothi Kassebeer, 2000

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28608014 entry