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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1638
5359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
304
958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
174
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
47
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
47 Genera with 117 Species
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Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Anthracida Germar, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1970Charcoal Bee Flies34SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyromoeba Schiner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1980Greater Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Bryodemina Hull, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eclimus Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 193310SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18215SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18287SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplocampta Curran, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Neodischistus Painter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Notolomatia Greathead, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Othniomyia Hesse, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Parabombylius Williston, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmus Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pieza Evenhuis, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Ploas Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Stonyx Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Thevenemyia Bigot, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Xenox Evenhuis, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
117 Species
Anastoechus mellinus Francois, 1969
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)⇒ Poecilanthrax arethusa Osten Sacken, 1886
Anthrax astarte (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Chrysanthrax astarte Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax castanea (Jaennicke, 1867)⇒ Paravilla castanea Jaennicke, 1867
Anthrax cathetodaithmos Marston, 1970
Anthrax cephus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax clotho (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Stonyx clotho Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax consul (Osten Sacken, 1886)⇒ Paravilla consul Osten Sacken, 1886
Anthrax costaricensis Marston, 1970
Anthrax disjunctus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Lepidanthrax disjunctus Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax ediditia Say, 1829
Anthrax eumenes (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Hemipenthes eumenes Osten Sacken, 1887
Anthrax galathea Osten Sacken, 1886
Anthrax gideon Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax hela (Erichson, 1848)⇒ Ligyra hela Erichson, 1848
Anthrax hyalacrus Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax ignea Macquart, 1846
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax latreillei (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax luctuosus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax nidicola Cole, 1952
Anthrax nudiuscula Thomson, 1869
Anthrax oedipus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax paradoxa (Jaennicke, 1867)⇒ Neodiplocampta paradoxa Jaennicke, 1867
Anthrax proboscideus (Loew, 1869)⇒ Lepidanthrax proboscideus Loew, 1869
Anthrax proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax quinquepunctatus Thomson, 1869
Anthrax repertus Walker, 1852
Anthrax sagata Loew, 1869
Anthrax simson (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Xenox simson Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax trimaculatus (Macquart, 1848)⇒ Anthrax wulpi Bowden, 1975
Anthrax valida (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Bryodemina valida Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax wulpi Bowden, 1975
Anthrax xanthomeros Marston, 1970
Aphoebantus brevistylus Coquillett, 1891
Argyromoeba webberi Johnson, 1919
Bombylius (Bombylius) albicapillus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) lancifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius metopium Osten Sacken, 1877
Bombylius neotropicus Evenhuis, 1984
Bombylius reginae Evenhuis, 1984
Bombylius rufum Olivier, 1789
Bombylius syrinx Evenhuis, 1980
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Bryodemina valida Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysanthrax astarte Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysanthrax astrate Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysanthrax panamensis Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Chrysanthrax pennyi Evenhuis, 2017
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Conophorus nigripennis Loew, 1872
Conophorus rufulus Osten Sacken, 1877
Eclimus acroleuca Painter, 1930
Exoprosopa anthracoidea Jaennicke, 1867
Exoprosopa castilla Painter, 1930
Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa gazophylax (Loew, 1869)⇒ Ligyra gazophylax Loew, 1869
Exoprosopa guerini Macquart, 1846
Exoprosopa nigroventris Painter, 1969
Exoprosopa panamensis Curran, 1930
Exoprosopa procne Osten Sacken, 1886
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa spadix Painter, 1933
Geron litoralis Painter, 1932
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes galathea Osten Sacken, 1886
Hemipenthes ignea Macquart, 1846
Hemipenthes nudiuscula Thomson, 1869
Hemipenthes sagata Loew, 1869Butte County checkerbloom
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Heteralonia gonioneura Hesse, 1956
Heterostylum rufum Oliver, 1789
Lepidanthrax calyptus Hall, 1976
Lepidanthrax disjunctus Wiedemann, 1830
Lepidanthrax panamensis Curran, 1930
Lepidanthrax proboscideus Loew, 1869
Lepidanthrax salvadorensis Hall, 1976
Lepidanthrax tinctus Thomson, 1869
Lepidophora acroleuca (Painter, 1930)⇒ Eclimus acroleuca Painter, 1930
Lepidophora trypoxylona Hall, 1981
Lepidophora vetusta Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Ligyra alacer Painter, 1969Oneflower cinquefoil
Ligyra evansi Painter, 1969Oneflower cinquefoil
Ligyra gazophylax Loew, 1869
Ligyra guerinii Macquart, 1846
Ligyra hela Erichson, 1848
Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Ligyra proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Mythicomyia hybos Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Neodiplocampta krombeini Hull & Martin, 1974
Neodiplocampta paradoxa Jaennicke, 1867
Neodischistus currani Painter, 1933
Notolomatia melanoloma Hesse, 1956
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Othniomyia tylopelta Hesse, 1938
Parabombylius syrinx Evenhuis, 1980
Paravilla castanea Jaennicke, 1867
Paravilla consul Osten Sacken, 1886
Phthiria rhomphaea Seguy, 1963
Ploas rufula (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Conophorus rufulus Osten Sacken, 1877
Poecilanthrax arethusa Osten Sacken, 1886
Poecilognathus radia Coquillett, 1904
Spogostylum albosparsus Bigot, 1892
Stonyx clotho Wiedemann, 1830
Systropus cerdo Osten Sacken, 1887
Systropus cerido Osten Sacken, 1887
Systropus columbianus Karsch, 1880
Systropus rogersi Osten Sacken, 1887
Systropus xanthinus Painter & Pa..., 1963
Toxophora varipennis Williston, 1901Tansyleaf lidpod
Villa argentosa Painter, 1933
Villa dianella Painter & Pa..., 1962
Villa ravus Painter, 1933
Xenox simson Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
17
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcliminae
Hall, 1969
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMythicomyiinae
Melander, 1902
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhthiriinae
Becker, 1913
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySystropinae
Wiedemann, 1830
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTomomyzinae
Becker, 1913
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxophorinae
Schiner, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUsiinae
Becker, 1913
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Bombyliidae (Latreille 1802)
Bombyliidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Bombyliidae at artfakta.se
Bombyliidae at dyntaxa.se
Bombyliidae at gbif.org
Bombyliidae at irmng.org
Bombyliidae at itis.gov