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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
265
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
149
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
33
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
33 Genera with 44 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPST
Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Anthracida Germar, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1828Charcoal Bee Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Notolomatia Greathead, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Othniomyia Hesse, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmus Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Pieza Evenhuis, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Thevenemyia Bigot, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
44 Species
Anastoechus mellinus Francois, 1969
Anthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)⇒ Poecilanthrax arethusa Osten Sacken, 1886
Anthrax cephus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax costaricensis Marston, 1970
Anthrax disjunctus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Lepidanthrax disjunctus Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax eumenes (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Hemipenthes eumenes Osten Sacken, 1887
Anthrax galathea Osten Sacken, 1886
Anthrax hela (Erichson, 1848)⇒ Ligyra hela Erichson, 1848
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax latreillei (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax luctuosus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax nidicola Cole, 1952
Anthrax proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Aphoebantus brevistylus Coquillett, 1891
Bombylius (Bombylius) albicapillus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) lancifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Chrysanthrax pennyi Evenhuis, 2017
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Conophorus nigripennis Loew, 1872
Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa guerini Macquart, 1846
Exoprosopa nigroventris Painter, 1969
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes galathea Osten Sacken, 1886
Hemipenthes sagata Loew, 1869Butte County checkerbloom
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Heteralonia gonioneura Hesse, 1956
Lepidanthrax disjunctus Wiedemann, 1830
Lepidophora trypoxylona Hall, 1981
Lepidophora vetusta Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Ligyra evansi Painter, 1969Oneflower cinquefoil
Ligyra guerinii Macquart, 1846
Ligyra hela Erichson, 1848
Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Ligyra proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Mythicomyia hybos Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Notolomatia melanoloma Hesse, 1956
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Othniomyia tylopelta Hesse, 1938
Poecilanthrax arethusa Osten Sacken, 1886
Systropus rogersi Osten Sacken, 1887

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
12
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcliminae
Hall, 1969
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMythicomyiinae
Melander, 1902
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhthiriinae
Becker, 1913
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySystropinae
Wiedemann, 1830
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTomomyzinae
Becker, 1913
1
0
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