title: Parocyptamus
text: # Parocyptamus
  
  Parocyptamus is a genus of hoverflies, with two known species. The critical characteristic is the narrow, elongated abdomen.
  
  ## Biology
  
  Larvae are found in ant nests.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  They are native to parts of Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  * P. sonamii Shiraki, 1930
  * P. stenogaster (Curran, 1931)
  