Argentina-fauna
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Toxophorinae
bee flies
Toxophorinae is a subfamily of bee flies (Bombyliidae) established by Schiner in 1868, comprising more than 400 described species across five extant genera (Dolichomyia, Geron, Systropus, Toxophora, Zaclava) and two extinct genera (Melanderella, Paradolichomyia). The subfamily is characterized by parasitoid life histories, with larvae developing in the nests of solitary wasps. Species of Toxophora have been documented as parasitoids of sphecid and vespid wasps, including genera such as Isodontia, Cyphomenes, Pachodynerus, and Zethus.