Bombyliinae
bee flies
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2- Bombyliini(bee flies)
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Bombyliinae is a large of bee flies ( Bombyliidae) comprising more than 70 and at least 170 described . are important , while larvae are . The subfamily has a distribution across all continents except Antarctica, with notable diversity in Australia (17 genera, 87 species) and the Neotropics.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Bombyliinae: /ˌbɒmbɪˈlaɪɪniː/
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Distribution
distribution on all continents except Antarctica. Documented from the Oriental Region (southern and eastern areas, extending into eastern China), Australia, South America (Brazil, Argentina), Central America (Panama), and North America.
Ecological Role
function as important . Larvae are .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- 2022 Six-State Insect Collecting Trip iReport | Beetles In The Bush
- Revision of Neodischistus Painter, 1933 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae)
- Description of a New Species of Robertsmyia Bee Fly (Bombyliidae: Bombyliinae) from the South Australian mallee
- Review of the Oriental and Palaearctic bee fly genus Euchariomyia Bigot (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombyliinae)
- Corrigendum to: Morphological phylogeny of the Australian genera of the bee fly subfamily Bombyliinae (Diptera : Bombyliidae) with description of four new genera
- Morphological phylogeny of the Australian genera of the bee fly subfamily Bombyliinae (Diptera : Bombyliidae) with description of four new genera