Dicranoclista

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Dicranoclista
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Tribe: Anthracini
Genus: Dicranoclista
Bezzi, 1924
Type species
Dicranoclista simpsoni
Bezzi, 1924
Synonyms [1]

Dicranoclista is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, found in North America and Africa. There are four described species in Dicranoclista. [2] [3] [4]

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Species

As of 2015, four species are recognized: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evenhuis, N. L.; Greathead, D. J. (October 2015). "Genus Brachyanax Evenhuis" (PDF). World Catalog of Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Honolulu: Bishop Museum. pp. 330–332.
  2. "Dicranoclista Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. "Dicranoclista Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. "Dicranoclista Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

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