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Bombylius

January 01, 1970

Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies, due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees, and are distributed worldwide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major, is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.[1][2]

Bombylius
Bombylius major
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Tribe: Bombyliini
Genus: Bombylius
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
B. major
Synonyms

Physiology edit

 
Bombylius major
 
Bombylius discolor flying

All species in the genus share a similarity with the unrelated bees and bumblebees, which they mimic, possessing a thick coat of fur, with a colour ranging from yellow to orange. They can, however, be told apart from their models by the long and stiff proboscis they possess, used to probe for nectar as they fly (much like a hummingbird), by their rapid and darting flight, and by the peculiar structure of their legs. As larvae, they are parasitic and infest the nests of solitary bees (and possibly wasps),[3] consuming their food stores and grubs.

Species edit

European species edit

  • Subgenus Bombylius
    • Bombylius aaroni Báez, 1983 – Canary Islands
    • Bombylius ambustus Pallas, 1818 – southern Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius analis Olivier, 1789 – southern Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius candidus Loew, 1855 – Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius canescens Mikan, 1796 – Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius cinerascens Mikan, 1796 – Europe, Near East
    • Bombylius citrinus Loew, 1855 – southern Europe, Near East
    • Bombylius discolor Mikan, 1796 – Europe, Near East
    • Bombylius fimbriatus Meigen, 1820 – Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius flavipes Wiedemann, 1828 – Italy, Spain, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius floccosus Loew, 1857 – southeastern Europe, Near East
    • Bombylius fulvescens Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820 – Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius fumosus Dufour, 1832 – Spain
    • Bombylius fuscus Fabricius, 1791 – southern Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius kutshurganicus Paramonov, 1926 – southern Russia, Ukraine, Moldova
    • Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758
    • Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758 – Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758 – Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius modestus Loew, 1873 – southern Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius mus Bigot, 1862 – southern Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius niveus Meigen, 1804 – southern Europe, Near East
    • Bombylius nubilus Mikan, 1796 – central and southern Europe, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius oceanus Becker, 1908 – Canary Islands
    • Bombylius pallens Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820 – Italy, Spain, Portugal
    • Bombylius pardalotus François, 1969 – Italy, Spain
    • Bombylius pintuarius Báez, 1983 – Canary Islands
    • Bombylius posticus Fabricius, 1805 – Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius pumilus Meigen, 1820 – southern Europe, Near East
    • Bombylius semifuscus Meigen, 1820 – Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius shelkovnikovi Paramonov, 1926 – Italy, Greece, eastern Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius torquatus Loew, 1855 – southern Europe, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius trichurus Pallas, 1818 – Palaearctic, Near East
    • Bombylius venosus Mikan, 1796 – Europe, Near East
  • Subgenus Zephyrectes
    • Bombylius cinerarius Pallas & Wiedemann, 1818 – southern Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius cruciatus Fabricius, 1798 – southern Europe, Near East, North Africa
    • Bombylius leucopygus Macquart, 1846 – Spain, North Africa
    • Bombylius quadrifarius Loew. 1855 – southeastern Europe, eastern Palaearctic, Near East

North American species edit

Species worldwide edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hull, F. M. (1973). Bee flies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 687. ISBN 0-87474-131-9.
  2. ^ "Kendall Bioresearch Services".
  3. ^ Searching for the Right Target: Oviposition and Feeding Behavior in Bombylius Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)

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January 01, 1970
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Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae They are known as the bee flies due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees and are distributed worldwide One species of the genus Bombylius major is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known 1 2 Bombylius Bombylius major Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Diptera Family Bombyliidae Tribe Bombyliini Genus BombyliusLinnaeus 1758 Type species B majorLinnaeus 1758 1 Synonyms Choristus Walker 1852 Parisus Walker 1852 Triplasius Loew 1855 Contents 1 Physiology 2 Species 2 1 European species 2 2 North American species 2 3 Species worldwide 3 References 4 External linksPhysiology edit nbsp Bombylius major nbsp Bombylius discolor flying All species in the genus share a similarity with the unrelated bees and bumblebees which they mimic possessing a thick coat of fur with a colour ranging from yellow to orange They can however be told apart from their models by the long and stiff proboscis they possess used to probe for nectar as they fly much like a hummingbird by their rapid and darting flight and by the peculiar structure of their legs As larvae they are parasitic and infest the nests of solitary bees and possibly wasps 3 consuming their food stores and grubs Species editEuropean species edit Subgenus Bombylius Bombylius aaroni Baez 1983 Canary Islands Bombylius ambustus Pallas 1818 southern Palaearctic Near East Bombylius analis Olivier 1789 southern Palaearctic Near East Bombylius candidus Loew 1855 Palaearctic Near East Bombylius canescens Mikan 1796 Palaearctic Near East Bombylius cinerascens Mikan 1796 Europe Near East Bombylius citrinus Loew 1855 southern Europe Near East Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796 Europe Near East Bombylius fimbriatus Meigen 1820 Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius flavipes Wiedemann 1828 Italy Spain Near East North Africa Bombylius floccosus Loew 1857 southeastern Europe Near East Bombylius fulvescens Wiedemann in Meigen 1820 Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius fumosus Dufour 1832 Spain Bombylius fuscus Fabricius 1791 southern Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius kutshurganicus Paramonov 1926 southern Russia Ukraine Moldova Bombylius major Linnaeus 1758 Bombylius medius Linnaeus 1758 Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius minor Linnaeus 1758 Palaearctic Near East Bombylius modestus Loew 1873 southern Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius mus Bigot 1862 southern Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius niveus Meigen 1804 southern Europe Near East Bombylius nubilus Mikan 1796 central and southern Europe Near East North Africa Bombylius oceanus Becker 1908 Canary Islands Bombylius pallens Wiedemann in Meigen 1820 Italy Spain Portugal Bombylius pardalotus Francois 1969 Italy Spain Bombylius pintuarius Baez 1983 Canary Islands Bombylius posticus Fabricius 1805 Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius pumilus Meigen 1820 southern Europe Near East Bombylius semifuscus Meigen 1820 Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius shelkovnikovi Paramonov 1926 Italy Greece eastern Palaearctic Near East Bombylius torquatus Loew 1855 southern Europe Near East North Africa Bombylius trichurus Pallas 1818 Palaearctic Near East Bombylius venosus Mikan 1796 Europe Near East Subgenus Zephyrectes Bombylius cinerarius Pallas amp Wiedemann 1818 southern Palaearctic Near East North Africa Bombylius cruciatus Fabricius 1798 southern Europe Near East North Africa Bombylius leucopygus Macquart 1846 Spain North Africa Bombylius quadrifarius Loew 1855 southeastern Europe eastern Palaearctic Near East North American species edit Bombylius aestivus Bombylius albicapillus Bombylius altimyia Bombylius anthophilus Bombylius anthophoroides Bombylius arizonicus Bombylius atriceps Bombylius aureus Bombylius aurifer Bombylius auriferiodes Bombylius austini Bombylius balion Bombylius ballmeri Bombylius breviabdominalis Bombylius cachinnans Bombylius cinerivus Bombylius comanche Bombylius curtirhynchus Bombylius diegoensis Bombylius duncani Bombylius eboreus Bombylius facialis Bombylius fascipennis Bombylius flavifacies Bombylius flavipilosa Bombylius fraudulentus Bombylius frommerorum Bombylius fulvibasoides Bombylius helvus Bombylius heximaculatus Bombylius incanus Bombylius japygus Bombylius kanabensis Bombylius lancifer Bombylius lassenensis Bombylius macfarlandi Bombylius medorae Bombylius metopium Bombylius mexicanus Bombylius mohavensis Bombylius montanus Bombylius nevadensis Bombylius nicholsonae Bombylius nigriventris Bombylius painteri Bombylius pendens Bombylius phlogmodes Bombylius plichtai Bombylius pygmaeus 1 Bombylius quirinus Bombylius ravus Bombylius silvus Bombylius sylphae Bombylius texanus Bombylius validus Bombylius varius Bombylius washingtoniensis Bombylius xanthothrix Bombylius zapataensis Bombylius zircon Species worldwide edit List of Bombylius speciesReferences edit a b Hull F M 1973 Bee flies of the world The genera of the family Bombyliidae Washington Smithsonian Institution Press pp 687 ISBN 0 87474 131 9 Kendall Bioresearch Services Searching for the Right Target Oviposition and Feeding Behavior in Bombylius Bee Flies Diptera Bombyliidae External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bombylius Fauna Europaea Nomina Insecta Nearctica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bombylius amp oldid 1133143945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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