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Checklist for Family Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
70
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
18
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
18 Genera with 26 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1887Charcoal Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19604SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
26 Species
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax pauper Loew, 1869
Anthrax syrtis (Coquillett, 1887)⇒ Paravilla syrtis Coquillett, 1887
Aphoebantus mus Osten Sacken, 1877
Bombylius (Bombylius) albicapillus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Exoprosopa eremita Osten Sacken, 1877
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lordotus gibbus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Paravilla hulli Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Poecilanthrax sackenii Coquillett, 1887
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Poecilognathus sulphurea Loew, 1863
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Toxophora pellucida Coquillett, 1886
Toxophora virgata Osten Sacken, 1877
Villa hypomelas Macquart, 1840
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa nigra (Cresson, 1916)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa psammina Cole, 1960

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLomatiinae
Schiner, 1868
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMythicomyiinae
Melander, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhthiriinae
Becker, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxophorinae
Schiner, 1868
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUsiinae
Becker, 1913
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