Poecilanthrax

Poecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies).

Poecilanthrax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Anthracinae
Tribe:	Villini
Genus:	Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
Type species
Anthrax alcyon Say, 1825

These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi are reduced, and the tibia smooth.[1] The larvae feed on the moth larva of members of the family Noctuidae. Adults feed on pollen.[1]

Poecilanthrax eremicus nectaring on California Buckwheat near the visitor center of Devil's Punchbowl, Pearblossom, California

Poecilanthrax apache in Sheldon National Antelope Refuge, Nevada, US

Species

• Poecilanthrax alcyon (Say, 1824) ^{i c b}
• Poecilanthrax alpha (Osten Sacken, 1877) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax apache Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax arizonensis Taber, 2008 ^{c g}
• Poecilanthrax autumnalis (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax bicellata (Macquart, 1847) ^{c g b}
• Poecilanthrax brachypus Calderwood, 1995 ^{c g}
• Poecilanthrax californicus (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax colei Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax demogorgon (Walker, 1849) ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax eremicus Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax fasciatus Johnson & Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax flaviceps (Loew, 1869) ^{c g}
• Poecilanthrax fuliginosus (Loew, 1869) ^{c b}
• Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax ingens Johnson & Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax interruptus Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{c g}
• Poecilanthrax johnsonorum Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax litoralis Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax loewi Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 ^{c g}
• Poecilanthrax lucifer (Fabricius, 1775) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax macquarti Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 ^{c g}
• Poecilanthrax marmoreus Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax mexicanus Painter, 1969 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax moffitti Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax montanus Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax monticola Johnson & Johnson, 1957 ^{c g b}
• Poecilanthrax nigripennis (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax painteri Maughan, 1935 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax pallidifrons Evenhuis, 1977 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax pilosus (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax poecilogaster (Osten Sacken, 1886b) ^{c g b}
• Poecilanthrax robustus Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax sackenii (Coquillett, 1887) ^{c g b}
• Poecilanthrax signatipennis (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax tanbarkensis Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax tegminipennis (Say, 1824) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax varius Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
• Poecilanthrax vexativus Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
• Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887) ^{i c b}
• Poecilanthrax zionensis Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}[2][3]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[7]

References

1. Hull, F.M. (1973). Bee flies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 687 pp. ISBN 0-87474-131-9.
2. "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206)" (PDF). Bishop Museum. 1999. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
3. "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206) - Revised Edition" (PDF). Bishop Museum. September 2003. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
4. "Poecilanthrax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
5. "Browse Poecilanthrax". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
6. "Poecilanthrax". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
7. "Poecilanthrax Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.