Geron (fly)

Geron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Toxophorinae
Genus:	Geron Meigen, 1820
Diversity
≥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]}

See also

• List of Geron species

References

1. "Geron". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-04-28.
2. "Geron Meigen, 1820". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
3. "Geron". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-04-28.
4. "Geron Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
5. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" . Retrieved 2024-12-30.

Further reading

• McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN   978-0-660-10731-8.

External links

• Media related to Geron at Wikimedia Commons