| Astrophanes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthracinae |
| Tribe: | Villini |
| Genus: | Astrophanes Osten-Sacken, 1886 [1] |
Astrophanes is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). [2]
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Saundersiops is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Trypanaresta is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
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Villini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
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