Chymophila
Introduction '''''Chymophila''''' is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus ''Microdon''. It was previously considered to be exclusively Neotropical, but is now also known from the Nearctic and Oriental realms, and one species is known from Japan. ''Chymophila'' was based on a composite type species: the holotype is a body of ''C. fulgens'' with the head of a conopid glued on.
Species There are 33 species described in ''Chymophila'':Nearctic:* ''Microdon fulgens'' Wiedemann, 1830 (Synonyms: ''Microdon euglossoides'' Gray, 1832; ''Chymophila splendens'' Macquart, 1834)Neotropical:* ''Microdon angulatus'' Hull, 1943* ''Microdon argentinae'' Hull, 1937* ''Microdon aurifacius'' Hull, 1937* ''Microdon barbiellinii'' Curran, 1936* ''Microdon bruchi'' Shannon, 1927* ''Microdon cyaneiventris'' Macquart, 1846 (Synonym: ''Aphritis cyanoventris'' Williston, 1886 (misspelling))* ''Microdon cyaneus'' Perty, 1833* ''Microdon emeralda'' Hull, 1943* ''Microdon flavoluna'' Hull, 1943* ''Microdon histrio'' Wiedemann, 1830* ''Microdon inaequalis'' Loew, 1866* ''Microdon instabilis'' Wiedemann, 1830 (Synonyms: ''Aphritis dives'' Rondani, 1848; ''Microdon aurifex'' Wiedemann, 1830; ''Microdon trochilus'' Walker, 1852)* ''Microdon limbatus'' Wiedemann, 1830* ''Microdon marceli'' Curran, 1936* ''Microdon nero'' Curran, 1936* ''Microdon nestor'' Curran, 1940* ''Microdon opulentus'' Bigot, 1883* ''Microdon pulcher'' Williston, 1887* ''Microdon shannoni'' Curran, 1940* ''Microdon splendens'' Wiedemann, 1830* ''Microdon stramineus'' Hull, 1943* ''Microdon superbus'' Wiedemann, 1830* ''Microdon tigrinus'' Curran, 1940* ''Microdon willistoni'' Mik, 1899 (Synonym: ''Microdon inermis'' Williston, 1888 (nec Loew, 1858))Oriental:* ''Microdon aenoviridis'' Curran, 1931* ''Microdon baramus'' Curran, 1942* ''Microdon beatus'' Curran, 1942* ''Microdon latiscutellaris'' Curran, 1931* ''Microdon lativentris'' Meijere, 1921 (Synonym: ''Microdon grandis'' Curran, 1928)* ''Microdon lundura'' Curran, 1942* ''Microdon stilboides'' Walker, 1849Palaearctic:* ''Microdon katsurai'' Maruyama & Hironaga, 2004
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