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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
156
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
109
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
29
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1794Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplocampta Curran, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
9 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Bombylius senilis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Bombylius semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron senilis Fabricius, 1794
Heterostylum ferrugineum Fabricius, 1805
Heterostylum rufum Oliver, 1789
Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Micomitra parvicellula Bezzi, 1921
Neodiplocampta roederi Curran, 1931

Subnodes of Bombyliidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombyliinae
Latreille, 1802
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeroninae
Hesse, 1938
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