Bombyliinae

Bombyliinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 65 genera and more than 1000 described species in Bombyliinae.[1][2][3]

Systoechus candidulus

Bombyliinae
Aldrichia ehrmanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Bombyliinae
Tribes
Acrophthalmydini Bombyliini Conophorini

Genera

These 65 genera belong to the subfamily Bombyliinae:[3]

• Acrophthalmyda Bigot, 1858 ^{c g}
• Adelidea Macquart, 1840 ^{c g}
• Aldrichia Coquillett, 1894 ^{i c g b}
• Anastoechus Osten Sacken, 1877 ^{i c g b}
• Apiformyia Yeates, 2008 ^{c g}
• Australoechus Greathead, 1995 ^{c g}
• Beckerellus Greathead, 1995 ^{c g}
• Bombomyia Greathead, 1995 ^{c g}
• Bombylella Greathead, 1995 ^{c g}
• Bombylisoma Rondani, 1856 ^{c g}
• Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758 ^{i g b}
• Bromoglycis Hull, 1971 ^{c g}
• Brychosoma Hull, 1973 ^{c g}
• Cacoplox Hull, 1970 ^{c g}
• Choristus Walker, 1852 ^{c g}
• Conophorina Becker, 1920 ^{c g}
• Conophorus Meigen, 1803 ^{i g b}
• Cryomyia Hull, 1973 ^{c g}
• Dischistus Loew, 1855 ^{c g}
• Doliogethes Hesse, 1938 ^{c g}
• Efflatounia Bezzi, 1925 ^{c g}
• Eremyia Greathead, 1996 ^{c g}
• Eristalopsis Evenhuis, 1985 ^{c g}
• Euchariomyia Bigot, 1888 ^{c g}
• Euprepina Hull, 1971 ^{c g}
• Eurycarenus Loew, 1860 ^{c g}
• Eusurbus Roberts, 1929 ^{c g}
• Geminaria Coquillett, 1894 ^{i c g b}
• Gonarthrus Bezzi, 1921 ^{c g}
• Hallidia Hull, 1970 ^{c g}
• Heterostylum Macquart, 1848 ^{i c g b}
• Isocnemus Bezzi, 1924 ^{c g}
• Karakumia Paramonov, 1927 ^{c g}
• Laurella Hull, 1971 ^g
• Legnotomyia Bezzi, 1902 ^{c g}
• Lepidochlanus Hesse, 1938 ^{c g}
• Lordotus Loew, 1863 ^{i c g b}
• Mandella Evenhuis, 1983 ^{c g}
• Meomyia Evenhuis, 1983 ^{c g}
• Muscatheres Evenhuis, 1986
• Nectaropota Philippi, 1865 ^{c g}
• Neobombylodes Evenhuis, 1978 ^{c g}
• Neodischistus Painter, 1933 ^{c g}
• Nothoschistus Bowden, 1985 ^{c g}
• Notolegnotus Greathead & Evenhuis, 2001 ^{c g}
• Othniomyia Hesse, 1938 ^{c g}
• Parachistus Greathead, 1980 ^{c g}
• Parasystoechus Hall, 1976 ^{c g}
• Parisus Walker, 1852 ^{c g}
• Pilosia Hull, 1973 ^{c g}
• Platamomyia Brèthes, 1925 ^{c g}
• Prorachthes Loew, 1869 ^{c g}
• Semistoechus Hall, 1976
• Sericusia Edwards, 1937 ^{c g}
• Sisyromyia White, 1916 ^{c g}
• Sisyrophanus Karsch, 1886 ^{c g}
• Sosiomyia Bezzi, 1921 ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius Loew, 1855 ^{i c g b}
• Staurostichus Hull, 1973 ^{c g}
• Systoechus Loew, 1855 ^{i c g b}
• Tovlinius Zaitzev, 1979 ^{c g}
• Triplasius Loew, 1855 ^{c g}
• Triploechus Edwards, 1937 ^{i c g b}
• Xerachistus Greathead, 1995 ^{c g}
• Zinnomyia Hesse, 1955 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

1. "GBIF". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Bombyliinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
4. "Bombyliinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
5. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 31 December 2018.

Further reading

• Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0660121253.
• Yeates, David K.; Greathead, David (1997). "The evolutionary pattern of host use in the Bombyliidae (Diptera): a diverse family of parasitoid flies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 60: 149–185. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1997.tb01490.x. ISSN 0024-4066.

External links

• Media related to Bombyliinae at Wikimedia Commons