Ceratophya
Ceratophya is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species. They are distinct from Microdon by the presence of an appendix on vein R4+5. Many species have erroneously been placed in this genus. Some authors place Ceratophya as a subgenus of Microdon.
Biology
e are found in ant nests.Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.Species
There are five known species as of 2013:- C. argentinensis Reemer, 2013
- C. carinifacies
- C. notata Christian [Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann|Wiedemann], 1824
- C. panamensis
- ''C. scolopus''