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Heterostylum

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Heterostylum
Heterostylum robustum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Bombyliinae
Tribe: Bombyliini
Genus: Heterostylum
Macquart, 1848
Type species
H. flavum
Macquart, 1848
Synonyms

Heterostylum is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera by an indentation in the hind margin of the eye[2] and unique wing venation.[3]

Larvae of the genus feed on mining bees.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206)" (PDF). Bishop Museum. 1999. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b c A. M. Cunha; et al. (2007). "Revision of the New World bee fly genus Heterostylum Macquart (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombyliinae)" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 51 (1): 13–22. doi:10.1590/s0085-56262007000100004.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "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.