Parocyptamus

Parocyptamus is a genus of hoverflies, with two known species.^[1] The critical characteristic is the narrow, elongated abdomen.^[2]

Parocyptamus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Microdontinae
Genus:	Parocyptamus Shiraki, 1930
Type species
Parocyptamus sonamii Shiraki, 1930
Synonyms
Stenomicrodon Hull, 1937

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to parts of Asia.^[2]

Species

• P. sonamii Shiraki, 1930
• P. stenogaster (Curran, 1931)