Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Magnolia Press
Source : Journal of Insect Biodiversity
Url : https://doi.org/10.12976/jib/2020.14.2.4
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Agricultural Sciences
Year : 2020
Abstract : The bee mimicking hover fly genus Volucella Geoffroy, 1762 and the potter wasp mimicking genus Monoceromyia Shannon, 1922 are reported for the first time from South India. Brief diagnosis of Volucella trifasciata Wiedemann, 1830 and Monoceromyia javana (Wiedemann, 1824), high-resolution images of the habitus and other important characters, as well as notes on their distribution, mimicry and biology are provided. Key words: Volucella, Monoceromyia, batesian mimicry, new record, range extension
Cite this Research Publication : HARIHARAKRISHNAN SANKARARAMAN, J ALFRED DANIEL, SAGADAI MANICKAVASAGAM, GERARD PENNARDS, First record of two interesting genera of hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in South India, Journal of Insect Biodiversity, Magnolia Press, 2020, https://doi.org/10.12976/jib/2020.14.2.4
