Lordotus

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Lordotus
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Lordotus sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Lordotinae
Genus: Lordotus
Loew, 1863
Synonyms [1]
  • Adelidea Marquart, 1840
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Lordotus

Lordotus is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 30 described species in Lordotus. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Species

These 29 species belong to the genus Lordotus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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<i>Poecilanthrax</i> Genus of flies

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthracinae</span> Subfamily of flies

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<i>Lordotus pulchrissimus</i> Species of fly

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<i>Lepidophora</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Poecilognathus</i> Genus of flies

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phthiriinae</span> Subfamily of flies

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<i>Thevenetimyia</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Chrysanthrax</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Lepidanthrax</i> Genus of flies

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomomyzinae</span> Subfamily of flies

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<i>Aldrichia</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Geminaria</i> (fly) Genus of flies

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cythereinae</span> Subfamily of flies

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Crocidiinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 8 genera and 50 described species in Crocidiinae.

<i>Neacreotrichus</i> Genus of flies

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lordotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Lordotus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  3. 1 2 "Lordotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. 1 2 "Lordotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. "Lordotus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  6. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" . Retrieved 2024-12-30.

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