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Microdon (Myiacerapis) villosus (Bezzi)
Nomenclature
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Genus: MicrodonSubgenus: Microdon (Myiacerapis)
Species:
Microdon (Myiacerapis) villosus (Bezzi)
SUMMARY
Myiacerapis is the name Hull (1949: 309) gave to Bezzi's group 6 (1915: 134) of Microdon and was erected for a single species, villosus Bezzi, which "is distinguished from any other by the very remarkable structure of the antenna. The antennae are also carried in a different manner; instead of being pendulous they are erect and curved outwards ..." (Bezzi 1915: 134). The basoflagellomere is elongate, about 4.5 times as long as pedicel, and the scutellum is simple, without calcars (from Cheng and Thompson 2008).