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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
374
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
276
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
58
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
37
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
12 Genera with 19 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1805Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1794Greater Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Euprepina Hull, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplocampta Curran, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
19 Species
Anthrax gorgon (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Villa gorgon Fabricius, 1805
Bombylius (Bombylius) semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Bombylius aperta (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Euprepina aperta Macquart, 1847
Bombylius apertus Macquart, 1847
Bombylius senilis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Bombylius semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Chrysanthrax gorgon Fabricius, 1805
Euprepina aperta Macquart, 1847
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron binatus Scarbrough, 1985
Geron declinatus Scarbrough, 1985
Geron senilis Fabricius, 1794
Heterostylum ferrugineum Fabricius, 1805
Heterostylum rufum Oliver, 1789
Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Micomitra parvicellula Bezzi, 1921
Neodiplocampta roederi Curran, 1931
Sparnopolius apertus (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Bombylius apertus Macquart, 1847
Villa gorgon Fabricius, 1805
Villa lateralis Say, 1823

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
3
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