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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
719
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
554
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
82
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
32
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
6 Genera with 10 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1856Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cyx Evenhuis, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
10 Species
Anthrax melania van der Wulp, 1885
Anthrax semiscitus Walker, 1856
Brachyanax papuanus Evenhuis, 1981
Cyx papuana Evenhuis, 1993
Geron (Plichtamyia) bowdeni Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) hemifuscis Evenhuis, 1979
Ligyra cruciata Bowden, 1971
Ligyra ochracea Bowden, 1971
Villa apicifera Walker, 1865
Villa pretendens Walker, 1859

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAntoniinae
Bowden, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
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