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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
174
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
126
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
42
178
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
42 Genera with 178 Species
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Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1980Charcoal Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Antonia Pohl, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Beckerellus Greathead, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 19208SpeciesTaxom
Bombylisoma Rondani, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1955Greater Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Caecanthrax Greathead, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Diatropomma Bowden, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 192110SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 191231SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Gonarthrus Bezzi, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 186011SpeciesTaxom
Larrpana Lambkin & Ye..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Legnotomyia Bezzi, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19248SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Notolomatia Greathead, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Oestranthrax Bezzi, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthrax Francois, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Parisus Walker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Plesiocera Macquart, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrophanus Karsch, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 199615SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Xerachistus Greathead, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Zinnomyia Hesse, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Zyxmyia Bowden, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
178 Species
Anastoechus bahirae Becker, 1915
Anastoechus nivosus Greathead, 1996
Anastoechus ravus Greathead, 1970
Anthrax aygulus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax dentata Becker, 1907
Anthrax hemimelas Speiser, 1910
Anthrax nigerimus Bezzi, 1923
Anthrax nigerrimus Bezzi, 1924
Anthrax pithecius Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax squamipes Bowden, 1980
Antonia nigrifrons Bezzi, 1924
Apolysis fumalis Hesse, 1938
Apolysis funatus Greathead, 1966
Beckerellus melanopus Bezzi, 1924
Beckerellus terminatus Becker, 1909
Bombomyia aequisexa Paramonov, 1955
Bombomyia burundi Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bombomyia flagrans Bezzi, 1924
Bombomyia flammeus Bowden, 1962
Bombylella argentata Fabricius, 1805
Bombylella auricoma Bezzi, 1924
Bombylella delicata Wiedemann, 1830
Bombylella elegans Wiedemann, 1828
Bombylella kilimandjarica Speiser, 1910
Bombylella nigriloba Bezzi, 1920
Bombylella ornata Wiedemann, 1828
Bombylella plorans Bezzi, 1920
Bombylisoma gemmeum Bezzi, 1924
Bombylisoma nucale Bezzi, 1924
Bombylisoma senegalense Macquart, 1840
Bombylisoma simba Bowden, 1973
Bombylisoma twiga Greathead, 1996
Bombylius argentarius Seguy, 1934
Bombylius depictus Milne Edwards, 1828
Bombylius erythrocerus Bezzi, 1901
Bombylius montium Francois, 1955
Bombylius neithokris Jaennicke, 1867
Bombylius rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Bombylius tripudians Bezzi, 1924
Bombylius uniformis Paramonov, 1955
Caecanthrax inauratus Klug, 1832
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Conophorus nigripennis Loew, 1872
Diatropomma carcassoni Bowden, 1962
Dischistus holopticus Greathead, 1995
Eurycarenus dichopticus Bezzi, 1920
Eurycarenus laticeps Loew, 1852
Eurycarenus lowei Hesse, 1938
Eurycarenus melanurus Bezzi, 1924
Exhyalanthrax abruptus Loew, 1860
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Exhyalanthrax alliopterus Hesse, 1956
Exhyalanthrax beckerianus Bezzi, 1924
Exhyalanthrax blattae Greathead, 1995
Exhyalanthrax flammiger Walker, 1849
Exhyalanthrax lugens Loew, 1860
Exhyalanthrax luteolus Bezzi, 1924
Exhyalanthrax melanopleurus Bezzi, 1912
Exhyalanthrax transiens Bezzi, 1921
Exoprosopa acrospila Bezzi, 1923
Exoprosopa allothyris Bezzi, 1920
Exoprosopa argentifrons Macquart, 1855
Exoprosopa atrinasis Speiser, 1910
Exoprosopa aurivestrix Francois, 1962
Exoprosopa brevinasis Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa contorta Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa curvicornis Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa decastroi Hesse, 1950
Exoprosopa diluta Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa dimidiata (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Larrpana dimidiatipennis Bowden, 1971
Exoprosopa erronea Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa fissicornis Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa hyalodisca Bezzi, 1923
Exoprosopa louisae Francois, 1962
Exoprosopa luteicosta Bezzi, 1921
Exoprosopa magnipennis Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa major Ricardo, 1901
Exoprosopa nemesis Fabricius, 1805
Exoprosopa orientalis Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa pterosticha Hesse, 1936
Exoprosopa punctulata Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa pusilla Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa rubescens Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa schmidti Karsch, 1888
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa senegalensis Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa spectrum Speiser, 1910
Exoprosopa stannusi Bezzi, 1912
Exoprosopa thoracica Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa villaeformis Bezzi, 1912
Geron (Empidigeron) calvus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Geron exemptus Bowden, 1974
Geron juxtus Bowden, 1974
Geron nasutus Bezzi, 1924
Geron psammobates Hesse, 1938
Geron simplicipennis Greathead, 1967
Gonarthrus cylindricus Bezzi, 1906
Gonarthrus leucomelas Bowden, 1975
Heteralonia (Acrodisca) suffusa Klug, 1832
Heteralonia azaniae Greathead & ..., 2001
Heteralonia clathrata Bezzi, 1923
Heteralonia katonae Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia lepidogastra Bezzi, 1912
Heteralonia mydasiformis Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia noctilio Klug, 1832
Heteralonia oculata Macquart, 1840
Heteralonia rubella Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia suffusipennis Bezzi, 1923
Heteralonia umbrosa Loew, 1860
Larrpana dimidiatipennis Bowden, 1971
Legnotomyia striatus Bischof, 1903
Ligyra enderleini Paramonov, 1929
Ligyra helena Loew, 1854
Ligyra minerva Paramonov, 1953
Ligyra nigripennis Loew, 1852
Ligyra paris Bezzi, 1923
Ligyra sisyphus Fabricius, 1805
Ligyra venus Karsch, 1888
Ligyra virgo Bezzi, 1924
Litorhina basalis Ricardo, 1901
Litorhina maura Thunberg, 1827
Litorhina metapleuralis Bezzi, 1924
Litorhina pseudocollaris Bezzi, 1924
Notolomatia melampogon Loew, 1860
Oestranthrax speierianus Bezzi, 1923
Pachyanthrax cunamae Greathead, 1967
Parisus luteipennis Bezzi, 1924
Petrorossia albula Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia fulvipes Loew, 1860
Petrorossia fumipennis Hesse, 1956
Petrorossia letho Wiedemann, 1828
Petrorossia tropicalis Bezzi, 1921
Phthiria crocogramma Hesse, 1938
Plesiocera ochraea Greathead, 1967
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Sisyrophanus abdominalis Bezzi, 1924
Sisyrophanus pyrrhocerus Bezzi, 1912
Spogostylum dagomba Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum incisurale Macquart, 1840
Spogostylum princeps Bezzi, 1924
Spogostylum ventrale Bezzi, 1924
Systoechus albidus Loew, 1860
Systoechus auricomatus Bowden, 1959
Systoechus canicapilis Bowden, 1959
Systoechus castanealis Greathead, 1996
Systoechus cellularis Bowden, 1959
Systoechus chrystallinus Bezzi, 1924
Systoechus exilipes Bezzi, 1923
Systoechus flavicapillis Bowden, 1959
Systoechus mixtus Wiedemann, 1821
Systoechus niveicomatus Bowden, 1959
Systoechus rhodesianus Hesse, 1938
Systoechus robustus Bezzi, 1912
Systoechus simplex Loew, 1860
Systoechus somali Oldroyd, 1947
Systoechus titan Greathead, 1996
Systropus cruentatus Bowden, 1967
Systropus leucoproctus Bowden, 1967
Systropus marshalli Bezzi, 1924
Systropus nandinus Bowden, 1967
Systropus trigonalis Bezzi, 1924
Thyridanthrax idolus Hesse, 1956
Thyridanthrax incipiens Bezzi, 1924
Thyridanthrax laetus Loew, 1860
Thyridanthrax subperspicallaris Bezzi, 1922
Toxophora coeruleiventris Karsch, 1887
Toxophora cyanolepida (Hesse, 1938)⇒ Toxophora diploptera Speiser, 1910
Toxophora diploptera Speiser, 1910
Toxophora epargyroides Hesse, 1938
Villa atrisquama Bezzi, 1924
Villa galla Greathead, 1967
Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912
Villa sexfasciata Wiedemann, 1821
Villa vitripennis Loew, 1860
Xerachistus acutus Bezzi, 1924
Zinnomyia brincki Hesse, 1955
Zyxmyia megachile Bowden, 1960

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
17
96
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAntoniinae
Bowden, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
16
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMariobezziinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhthiriinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySystropinae
Wiedemann, 1830
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxophorinae
Schiner, 1868
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUsiinae
Becker, 1913
1
2
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