Megodon

Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar, and contains only two known species.^[1] Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum.^[2] Larvae are found in ant nests.

Megodon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Microdontinae
Genus:	Microdon
Subgenus:	Megodon Keiser, 1971
Type species
Megodon stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971

Species

There are 2 species described in Megodon:^[1]

• M. planitarsus Keiser, 1971
• M. stuckenbergi (Keiser, 1971)