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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
88
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
69
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
23
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
23 Genera with 70 Species
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Anthrax Scopoli, 1832Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Antonia Pohl, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Bombylisoma Rondani, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Desmatoneura Williston, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 196415SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Gonarthrus Bezzi, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Marleyimyia Hesse, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthrax Francois, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
70 Species
Anthrax hemimelas Speiser, 1910
Anthrax sticticus Klug, 1832
Antonia occidentalis Bowden, 1959
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bombylella argentata Fabricius, 1805
Bombylella nigriloba Bezzi, 1920
Bombylella plorans Bezzi, 1920
Bombylisoma nucale Bezzi, 1924
Bombylisoma senegalense Macquart, 1840
Desmatoneura choreutes Bowden, 1964
Eurycarenus argentifrons Bowden, 1964
Eurycarenus dichopticus Bezzi, 1920
Eurycarenus flavicans Bowden, 1964
Eurycarenus nanus Bowden, 1964
Eurycarenus subater Paramonov, 1960
Exhyalanthrax beckerianus Bezzi, 1924
Exhyalanthrax flammiger Walker, 1849
Exhyalanthrax occidabruptus Bowden, 1964
Exhyalanthrax transitus Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa aurulans Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa biguttata Macquart, 1834
Exoprosopa glossops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa latifrons Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa leucopepla Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa lunulata Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa nephoneura (Hesse, 1950)⇒ Heteralonia katonae Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa pelurga Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa punctifrons Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa pusilla Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa referta Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa robertii Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa tricolor Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa villaeformis Bezzi, 1912
Exoprosopa virgata Bowden, 1964
Geron ablusus Bowden, 1974
Geron nasutus Bezzi, 1924
Geron saccharus Bowden, 1974
Geron samarus Bowden, 1974
Geron viaticus Bowden, 1974
Gonarthrus leucomelas Bowden, 1975
Gonarthrus xantholeucus Bowden, 1964
Heteralonia (Homolonia) megerlei Meigen, 1820
Heteralonia nigerrima Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia oculata Macquart, 1840
Ligyra merope Wiedemann, 1824
Ligyra niveifrons Bezzi, 1914
Ligyra paris Bezzi, 1923
Litorhina corticeus Bezzi, 1924
Pachyanthrax nomadorum Greathead, 1970
Petrorossia albula Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia caucasica Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia cognata Walker, 1849
Petrorossia deducta Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia flavicans Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia phthinoxantha Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia tropicalis Bezzi, 1921
Spogostylum fracidum Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum princeps Bezzi, 1924
Spogostylum subanthrax Bezzi, 1924
Systoechus leoninus Bowden, 1964
Systoechus litoralis Bowden, 1964
Systoechus melanpogon Bezzi, 1912
Systropus bicuspis Bezzi, 1924
Systropus daveyi Bowden, 1967
Systropus pelopoeus Bowden, 1967
Systropus silvestrii Bezzi, 1914
Thyridanthrax perspicillaris Loew, 1869
Toxophora trivittata Bezzi, 1908
Villa sexfasciata Wiedemann, 1821
Villa venus Greathead, 1967

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
12
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAntoniinae
Bowden, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySystropinae
Wiedemann, 1830
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxophorinae
Schiner, 1868
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