Hull, 1943b : 46
Baccha
Baccha capitata Loew, 1863
Ocyptamus capitatus
Ocyptamus ( Mimocalla )
Unraveling Ocyptamus and the Baccha legacy (Diptera: Syrphidae): redefinition of groups and new species descriptions
Mengual, Ximo
Miranda, Gil Felipe G.
Thompson, F. Christian
Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-20
4461
1
1
44
89QQS
Hull, 1943
Hull
1943
[238,504,1816,1842]
Insecta
Syrphidae
Mimocalla
CoL
Animalia
Diptera
8
9
Arthropoda
genus
Mimocalla Hull, 1943b: 46, as a subgenus of Baccha. Type species: Baccha capitata Loew, 1863(original designation). Ocyptamus capitatusspecies group. Thompson (1981). Ocyptamus( Mimocalla). Thompson & Zumbado (2000), Mengual et al. (2012).
Diagnosis.Sinuate vein R4+5 and sigmoid vein M1. Strongly petiolate abdomen. Enlarged male genitalia including a modified 4th sternum. Frons usually prominent and antenna short. Metacoxa and metatrochanter with thick and dense pile.
Biology.Immatures of the genus Mimocallafeed on scale insects ( Hemiptera: Coccidaeand Diaspididae) and whiteflies ( Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) (Thompson & Zumbado 2000; Rojo et al. 2003).
Comments.One of the largest syrphine flies, this genus can be recognized by the distinct sinuous R4+5 and M1 veins plus the dense pile on the metacoxa and metatrochanter. Species list (7): M. bonariensis( Bréthes, 1905), M. capitata( Loew, 1863), M. erebus( Hull, 1943e), M. gigantea( Schiner, 1868), M. nymphaea( Hull, 1943f), M. tristani(Zumbado in Thompson & Zumbado, 2000), M. willistoni(Thompson in Thompson et al., 1976).