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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
374
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
291
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
70
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
46
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
14 Genera with 21 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1863Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tmemophlebia Evenhuis, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Xenox Evenhuis, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
21 Species
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Chrysanthrax cypris Meigen, 1820
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) atriceps Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Hemipenthes catulina Coquillett, 1894
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Heterostylum robustum Osten Sacken, 1877Bomber Fly
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Sparnopolius confusus Wiedemann, 1824
Tmemophlebia krypton Hall & Evenhuis, 2004
Villa fulviana Say, 1824Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
Villa salebrosa Painter, 1926
Xenox tigrinus De Geer, 1776Tiger Bee Fly

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Iowa
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMythicomyiinae
Melander, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhthiriinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
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