Syrphipogon

Syrphipogon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. There are two known species.^[2] They are very large microdontine flies of about 25 mm. They have a deeply sulcate scutellum and a facial mystax. They are mimics of the large bees of the genus Eulaema.^[3]

Syrphipogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Microdon
Subgenus:	Syrphipogon Hull, 1937[1]
Type species
Syrphipogon fucatissimus Hull, 1937[1]

Distribution

They are native to the Neotropics.^[3]

Species

There are two species described in Syrphipogon:^[2]

• M. fucatissimus (Hull, 1937)^[1]
• M. gaigei Steyskal, 1953