Bombyliidae
Lepidophora lepidocera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Brachycera Superfamily: Asiloidea Family: Bombyliidae Westwood , 1838
Subfamilies
Anthracinae Antoniinae Bombyliinae Crocidiinae Cythereinae Ecliminae Heterotropinae Lomatiinae Mariobezziinae Oligodraninae Oniromyiinae Phthiriinae Tomomyzinae Toxophorinae Usiinae Xenoprosopinae

Bombyliidae is a large family of flies with hundreds of genera, although their life cycles are not well known. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, thus are pollinators of flowers. They superficially resemble bees, thus are commonly called bee flies, and this may offer the adults some protection from predators. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Suborders Nematocera (includes Eudiptera) Brachycera Diptera (di - two, ptera - wings), or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. ... Infraorder Orthorrhapha Cyclorrhapha Muscomorpha Brachycera is a suborder of Diptera. ... Families    Protomphralidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Eremochaetidae extinct (Cretaceous, Jurassic)    Therevidae    Apioceridae    Asilidae    Mydidae    Scenopinidae    Bombyliidae    Apystomyiidae    Mythicomyiidae    Systropodidae Asiloidea is a superfamily of flies (Diptera). ... John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 - 2 January 1893) was a British entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. ... Species See text. ... A family in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by analogous or comparable relationships — including domestic partnership, cohabitation, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the... Suborders Nematocera (includes Eudiptera) Brachycera Wikispecies has information related to: Diptera True flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron = wing), possessing a single pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... In Greek mythology, nectar and ambrosia are the food of the gods. ... SEM image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), prairie hollyhock (Sidalcea malviflora), oriental lily (Lilium auratum), evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis). ... A pollinator is the agent that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization or syngamy of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the pollen grain. ... A Phalaenopsis flower Rudbeckia fulgida A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ...

The larval stages are predators or parasitoids of other insect eggs and larvae. The adult females usually deposit eggs in the vicinity of possible hosts, quite often in the burrows of beetles or wasps/solitary bees. Where most often in the insect world parasitoids are highly specific in the host species that they will infect, some bombyliids are opportunistic and will use a variety of hosts. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles are the most diverse group of insects. ... Suborder Apocrita See text for explanation. ... Opportunistic infections are infections caused by organisms that usually do not cause disease in a person with a healthy immune system, but can affect people with a poorly functioning or suppressed immune system. ...

While bombyliids have a great variety of species, rarely are individuals of any one species abundant, and this is perhaps one of the poorest known families of insects relative to its size. There are at least 4,500 described species, and probably thousands as of yet undescribed. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Species include:

Major bee-fly (Bombylius major)
Williston's bee-fly (Poecilanthrax willistoni)
Bomber fly (Heterostylum robustum)
Binomial name Coquillett, 1887 Poecilanthrax willistoni, Willistons bee fly or sand dune bee fly, is a member of the Bombyliidae insect family. ...

Genera

This list below is incomplete.

• Acanthogeron Bezzi, 1925
• "Acreophthiria" Evenhuis, 1986
• "Acreotrichus" Macquart, 1840
• "Acrophthalmyda" Bigot, 1858
• "Adelidea" Macquart, 1840
• "Adelogenys" Hesse, 1938
• "Aldrichia" Coquillett, 1894
• "Alepidophora" Cockerell, 1909
• "Aleucosia" Edwards, 1934
• "Alomatia" Cockerell, 1914
• "Amictites" Hennig, 1966
• Amictus Wiedemann, 1817
• "Amphicosmus" Coquillett, 1891
• Anastoechus Osten-Sacken, 1877
• "Anisotamia" Macquart, 1840
• Anthrax Scopoli, 1763
• Antonia Loew, 1856
• "Antoniaustralia" Becker, 1913
• "Apatomyza" Wiedemann, 1820
• Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
• Apolysis Loew, 1860
• "Astrophanes" Osten Sacken, 1877
• "Atrichochira" Hesse, 1956
• "Australiphthiria" Evenhuis, 1986
• "Australoechus" Greathead, 1995
• "Balaana" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Beckerellus" Greathead, 1995
• "Bombomyia" Greathead, 1995
• "Bombylella" Greathead, 1995
• Bombylisoma Rondani, 1856
• Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758
• "Brachyanax" Evenhuis, 1981
• "Brachydemia" Hull, 1973
• "Bromoglycis" Hull, 1971
• "Brychosoma" Hull, 1973
• "Bryodemina" Hull, 1973
• "Cacoplox" Hull, 1970
• Caecanthrax Greathead, 1981
• Callostoma Macquart, 1840
• "Callynthrophora" Schiner, 1868
• "Canariellum" Strand, 1928
• "Chalcochiton" Loew, 1844
• "Choristus" Walker, 1852
• "Chrysanthrax" Osten Sacken, 1886
• "Colossoptera" Hull, 1973
• "Comptosia" Macquart, 1840
• "Conomyza" Hesse, 1956
• Cononedys Hermann, 1907
• "Conophorina" Becker, 1920
• Conophorus Meigen, 1803
• "Corsomyza" Wiedemann, 1820
• "Coryprosopa" Hesse, 1956
• "Crocidium" Loew, 1860
• "Cryomyia" Hull, 1973
• "Cyananthrax" Painter, 1959
• Cyllenia Latreille, 1802
• "Cyrtomyia" Bigot, 1892
• Cytherea) Fabricius, 1794
• "Cyx" Evenhuis, 1993
• "Dasypalpus" Macquart, 1840
• "Desmatomyia" Williston, 1895
• Desmatoneura Williston, 1895
• "Deusopora" Hull, 1971
• "Diatropomma" Bowden, 1962
• "Dicranoclista" Bezzi, 1924
• "Diochanthrax" Hall, 1975
• "Dipalta" Osten Sacken, 1877
• "Diplocampta" Schiner, 1868
• "Dischistus" Loew, 1855
• "Docidomyia" White, 1916
• "Doddosia" Edwards, 1934
• "Dolichomyia" Wiedemann, 1830
• "Doliogethys" Hesse, 1938
• Eclimus Loew, 1844
• "Edmundiella" Becker, 1915
• "Efflatounia" Bezzi, 1925
• "Enica" Macquart, 1834
• "Epacmoides" Hesse, 1956
• "Epacmus" Osten Sacken, 1886
• "Eremyia" Greathead, 1996
• "Eristalopsis" Evenhuis, 1985
• "Eucessia" Coquillett, 1886
• "Euchariomyia" Bigot, 1888
• "Euprepina" Hull, 1971
• "Eurycarenus" Loew, 1860
• "Euryphthiria" Evenhuis, 1986
• "Eusurbus" Roberts, 1929
• "Exechohypopion" Evenhuis, 1991
• "Exepacmus" Coquillett, 1894
• Exhyalanthrax Becker, 1916
• Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
• "Geminaria" Coquillett, 1894
• Geron Meigen, 1820
• "Glaesamictus" Hennig, 1966
• "Gnumyia" Bezzi, 1921
• "Gonarthrus" Bezzi, 1921
• "Gyrocraspedum" Becker, 1913
• "Hallidia" Hull, 1970
• Hemipenthes Loew, 1869
• Heteralonia Rondani, 1863
• "Heterostylum" Macquart, 1848
• "Heterotropus" Loew, 1873
• "Hyperalonia" Rondani, 1863
• "Hyperusia" Bezzi, 1921
• "Inyo" Hall & Evenhuis, 1987
• "Isocnemus" Bezzi, 1924
• "Kapu" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Karakumia" Paramonov, 1927
• "Laminanthrax" Greathead, 1967
• "Larrpana" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Laurella" Hull, 1971
• Legnotomyia Bezzi, 1902
• "Lepidanthrax" Osten Sacken, 1886
• "Lepidochlanus" Hesse, 1938
• Lepidophora Westwood, 1835
• Ligyra Newman, 1841
• "Litorhina" Bowden, 1975
• Lomatia Meigen, 1822
• "Lordotus" Loew, 1863
• "Macrocondyla" Rondani, 1863
• "Mallophthiria" Edwards, 1930
• "Mancia" Coquillett, 1886
• "Mandella" Evenhuis, 1983
• "Mariobezzia" Becker, 1913
• "Marleyimyia" Hesse, 1956
• "Marmosoma" White, 1916
• "Megapalpus" Macquart, 1834
• "Megaphthiria" Hall, 1976
• "Melanderella" Cockerell, 1909
• "Meomyia" Evenhuis, 1983
• "Metacosmus" Coquillett, 1891
• Micomitra Bowden, 1964
• "Munjua" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Muscatheres" Evenhuis, 1986
• "Muwarna" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Myonema" Roberts, 1929
• "Neacreotrichus" Cockerell, 1917
• "Nectaropota" Philippi, 1865
• Neobombylodes Evenhuis, 1978
• "Neodiplocampta" Curran, 1934
• "Neodischistus" Painter, 1933
• "Neosardus" Roberts, 1929
• "Nomalonia" Rondani, 1863
• "Nothoschistus" Bowden, 1985
• "Notolomatia" Greathead, 1998
• "Oestranthrax" Bezzi, 1921
• "Oestrimyza" Hull, 1973
• "Ogcodocera" Macquart, 1840
• Oligodranes Loew, 1844
• "Oncodosia" Edwards, 1937
• "Oniromyia" Bezzi, 1921
• "Othniomyia" Hesse, 1938
• Pachyanthrax François, 1964
• "Pachysystropus" Cockerell, 1909
• "Palaeoamictus" Meunier, 1916
• "Palaeogeron" Meunier, 1915
• "Palintonus" François, 1964
• "Palrika" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Pantarbes" Osten Sacken, 1877
• "Pantostomus" Bezzi, 1921
• "Paracorsomyza" Hennig, 1966
• "Paradiplocampta" Hall, 1975
• "Parachistus" Greathead, 1980
• "Paracosmus" Osten Sacken, 1877
• Parageron Paramonov, 1929
• "Paranthrax" Bigot, 1876
• "Parasysteochus" Hall, 1976
• "Paratoxophora" Engel, 1936
• "Paravilla" Painter, 1933
• "Parisus" Walker, 1852
• "Perengueyimyia" Bigot, 1886
• Petrorossia Bezzi, 1908
• Phthiria Meigen, 1803
• "Pilosia" Hull, 1973
• "Pipunculopsis" Bezzi, 1925
• "Platamomyia" Brèthes, 1925
• Plesiocera Macquart, 1840
• "Poecilanthrax" Osten Sacken, 1886
• "Poecilognathus" Jaennicke, 1867
• "Praecytherea" Théobald, 1937
• Prorachthes Loew, 1868
• "Prorostoma" Hesse, 1956
• "Prothaplocnemis" Bezzi, 1925
• "Pseudopenthes" Roberts, 1928
• "Pteraulacodes" Hesse, 1956
• "Pteraulax" Bezzi, 1921
• "Pterobates" Bezzi, 1921
• "Pusilla" Paramonov, 1954
• "Pygocona" Hull, 1973
• "Relictiphthiria" Evenhuis, 1986
• "Rhynchanthrax" Painter, 1933
• Satyramoeba Sack, 1909
• "Semiramis" Becker, 1913
• "Semistoechus" Hall, 1976
• "Sericosoma" Macquart, 1850
• "Sericothrix" Hall, 1976
• "Sericusia" Edwards, 1937
• "Sinaia" Becker, 1916
• "Sisyromyia" White, 1916
• "Sisyrophanus" Karsch, 1886
• "Sosiomyia" Bezzi, 1921
• "Sparnopolius" Loew, 1855
• "Sphenoidoptera" Williston, 1901
• Spogostylum Macquart, 1840
• "Staurostichus" Hull, 1973
• Stomylomyia Bigot, 1888
• "Stonyx" Osten Sacken, 1886
• "Synthesia" Bezzi, 1921
• Systoechus Loew, 1855
• "Systropus" Wiedemann, 1820
• "Thevenetimyia" Bigot, 1875
• "Thraxan" Yeates & Lambkin, 1998
• Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
• "Tillyardomyia" Tonnoir, 1927
• "Timiomyia" Evenhuis, 1978
• "Tithonomyia" Evenhuis, 1984
• "Tmemophlebia" Evenhuis, 1986
• "Tomomyza" Wiedemann, 1820
• "Tovlinius" Zaitzev, 1979
• Toxophora Meigen, 1803
• "Triplasius" Loew, 1855
• "Triploechus" Edwards, 1937
• "Turkmeniella" Paramonov, 1940
• Usia Latreille, 1802
• Veribubo Evenhuis, 1978
• "Verrallites" Cockerell, 1913
• Villa Lioy, 1864
• "Villoestrus" Paramonov, 1931
• "Walkeromyia" Paramonov, 1934
• "Wurda" Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
• "Xenoprosopa" Hesse, 1956
• "Xenox" Evenhuis, 1984
• "Xerachistus" Greathead, 1995
• "Xeramoeba" Hesse, 1956
• "Ylasoia" Speiser, 1920
• "Zaclava" Hull, 1973
• "Zinnomyia" Hesse, 1955
• "Zyxmyia" Bowden, 1960

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References

• Hull, F.M. ,1973. Bee flies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae.Washington (Smithsonian Institution Press) 687 pp. Keys subfamilies, genera (generic placements conroversial).
• Evenhuis, N.L.,1991.Catalog of genus-group names of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) Bishop Museum Bulletin of Entomology5: 1–105.
• Bowden, J.,1980 Family Bombyliidae. pp. 381–430. In R.W. Crosskey (ed.), Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region, 1437 pp., London: British Museum (Natural History)
• Engel, E.O., 1932-1937. Bombyliidae. In: Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region 4(3) ( Erwin Lindner, ed.): 1-619, pl. 1-15. E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.). Old and outdated, not easy to get and expensive but the only key to the Palaearctic region.
• Greathead & Evenhuis (Greathead, D.J., & N.L. Evenhuis, 1997. Family Bombyliidae. In: Contributions to a manual of Palaearctic Diptera Volume 2 (L. Papp & B. Darvas, eds.): 487-512. Science Herald, Budapest.) provide a key to the Palaearctic genera and (may) give references to available generic revisions.

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External links

• Image Gallery from Diptera.info
• Bee flies of North America - diagnostic photographs, natural history
• Bee fly - Lepidophora lepidocera large format photographs, descriptions, natural history
• Bee fly Bombylius major
• Bee fly Aldrichia sp.
• Bee fly - Anthrax sp.
• Bee fly Villa sp.
• BioLib Bombyliidae taxon tree
• Bombyliidae (Bee Flies) by David K. Yeates and Christine L. Lambkin in the Tree of Life web project. Consulted March 28, 2007.

Bombyliid fly on Bidens laevis