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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Toxophorinae |
| Genus: | Geron Meigen, 1820 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 180 species | |
Geron is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 180 described species in the genus Geron, found on every continent except Antarctica. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.
Paravilla is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 50 described species in Paravilla. The genus is found in North and South America.
Toxophorinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five living genera and two extinct genera containing more than 400 described species in Toxophorinae.
Dicranoclista is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, found in North America and Africa. There are four described species in Dicranoclista.
Lepidophora is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are eight described species in Lepidophora.
Poecilognathus is a genus of bee flies. There are at least 20 described species in Poecilognathus.
Thevenetimyia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 40 described species in Thevenetimyia found worldwide, mostly in North America with several species in Australia and southeast Asia.
Lepidanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 50 described species in Lepidanthrax. The genus is primarily North and Central American, but one species is recorded from the Galapagos Islands and two are recorded from Australia.
Stonyx is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in the genus Stonyx.
Systoechus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 120 described species in Systoechus.
Amphicosmus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in Amphicosmus.
Eucessia is a genus of bee flies. There is at least one described species in Eucessia, E. rubens.
Aldrichia is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. The genus contains two described species.
Paracosmus is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in Paracosmus.
Ogcodocera is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species in the genus Ogcodocera.
Geron vitripennis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found across most of the United States, north into Ontario, and south into Mexico.
Systropus macer is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in eastern North America in Ontario, Canada, and in the United States from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Texas. It is a parasitoid of Limacodidae caterpillars, including Adoneta spinuloides, Euclea delphinii, Lithacodes fasciola, Prolimacodes badia, and Parasa indetermina.
Geron calvus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the northeastern United States from Virginia north to Ontario, Canada.
Paradiplocampta is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There is one described species in the genus Paradiplocampta, P. tabeti, known from California and Arizona.
Hemipenthes inops is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the western United States. It is somewhat unusual compared to other members of the genus Hemipenthes in that its wings are mostly transparent.
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