Chymophila
Chymophila is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It was previously considered to be exclusively Neotropical, but is now also known from the Nearctic and Oriental realms, and one species is known from Japan. Chymophila was based on a composite type species: the holotype is a body of C. fulgens with the head of a conopid glued on.
Species
There are 33 species described in Chymophila:Nearctic:Microdon fulgens Wiedemann, 1830
Neotropical:Microdon angulatus Hull, 1943Microdon argentinae Hull, 1937Microdon aurifacius Hull, 1937Microdon barbiellinii Curran, 1936Microdon bruchi Shannon, 1927Microdon cyaneiventris Macquart, 1846 Microdon cyaneus Perty, 1833Microdon emeralda Hull, 1943Microdon flavoluna Hull, 1943Microdon histrio Wiedemann, 1830Microdon inaequalis Loew, 1866Microdon instabilis Wiedemann, 1830 Microdon limbatus Wiedemann, 1830Microdon marceli Curran, 1936Microdon nero Curran, 1936Microdon nestor Curran, 1940Microdon opulentus Bigot, 1883Microdon pulcher Williston, 1887Microdon shannoni Curran, 1940Microdon splendens Wiedemann, 1830Microdon stramineus Hull, 1943Microdon superbus Wiedemann, 1830Microdon tigrinus Curran, 1940Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Oriental:Microdon aenoviridis Curran, 1931Microdon baramus Curran, 1942Microdon beatus Curran, 1942Microdon latiscutellaris Curran, 1931Microdon lativentris Meijere, 1921 Microdon lundura Curran, 1942Microdon stilboides Walker, 1849
Palaearctic:Microdon katsurai Maruyama & Hironaga, 2004