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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
161
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
89
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
21
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
21 Genera with 57 Species
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Anthrax Scopoli, 1805Charcoal Bee Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Apystomyia Melander, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyx Evenhuis, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Exechohypopion Evenhuis, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 197114SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Mythenteles Hall & Evenhuis, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Thevenetimyia Bigot, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Zaclava Hull, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
57 Species
Anthrax arcus Meijere, 1913
Anthrax coeruleopennis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Ligyra fuscipennis Macquart, 1848
Anthrax distigma Wiedemann, 1828Bee fly
Anthrax emissa Walker, 1864
Anthrax emissus Walker, 1864
Anthrax incomptus Walker, 1849
Anthrax matilei Evenhuis, 1991
Anthrax melanius Wulp, 1885
Anthrax semiscitus Walker, 1856
Anthrax simson (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Xenox simson Fabricius, 1805
Apystomyia elinguis Melander, 1950Rape
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyanax aterrimus Doleschall, 1859
Brachyanax leucostigma Wulp, 1898
Brachyanax magnipennis Evenhuis, 1981
Brachyanax oceanicus Evenhuis, 1981
Brachyanax papuanus Evenhuis, 1981
Comptosia sobria Walker, 1849
Cytherea philippinarum
Cyx papuana Evenhuis, 1993
Exechohypopion greatheadi Evenhuis, 1991
Exechohypopion minus Macquart, 1850
Geron (Geron) aaptis Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Geron) aesion Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Geron) malekulanus Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Geron) mysticus Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Geron) neutralis Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Geron) terminatus Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) albihalteris Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) bowdeni Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) erythroccipitalis Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) hemifuscis Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) nigrocciput Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) opacus Bowden, 1971
Geron (Plichtamyia) simplex Walker, 1858
Geron (Plichtamyia) sparsus Bowden, 1971
Glabellula rotundipennis Melander, 1950Rape
Ligyra alea Bowden, 1971
Ligyra audouinii Macquart, 1840
Ligyra cruciata Bowden, 1971
Ligyra doryca Boisduval, 1835
Ligyra fuscipennis Macquart, 1848
Ligyra leptyna Bowden, 1971
Ligyra ochracea Bowden, 1971
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Mythenteles propleuralis Melander, 1946
Mythicomyia carptura Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia insignis Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia minuscula Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Petrorossia fulvula Wiedemann, 1821
Petrorossia oceanica Bowden, 1971
Phthiria rhomphaea Seguy, 1963
Villa apicifera Walker, 1865
Villa macquarti Evenhuis, 1989
Villa pretendens Walker, 1859
Villa troglodyta Fabricius, 1775
Zaclava kraussi Evenhuis, 1979

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
9
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAntoniinae
Bowden, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCythereinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeterotropinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMythicomyiinae
Melander, 1902
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhthiriinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySystropinae
Wiedemann, 1830
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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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