Poecilanthrax

Poecilanthrax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Anthracinae
Tribe:	Villini
Genus:	Poecilanthrax ; Osten Sacken, 1886
Type species
	Anthrax alcyon ; Say, 1825

Last updated October 16, 2023

Poecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies).

These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi are reduced, and the tibia smooth.^[1] The larvae feed on the moth larva of members of the family Noctuidae. Adults feed on pollen.^[1]

Species

Poecilanthrax alcyon (Say, 1824)^{i c b}
Poecilanthrax alpha (Osten Sacken, 1877)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax apache Painter & Hall, 1960^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax arizonensis Taber, 2008^{c g}
Poecilanthrax autumnalis (Cole, 1917)^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax bicellata (Macquart, 1847)^{c g b}
Poecilanthrax brachypus Calderwood, 1995^{c g}
Poecilanthrax californicus (Cole, 1917)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax colei Johnson and Johnson, 1957^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax demogorgon (Walker, 1849)^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax eremicus Painter & Hall, 1960^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax fasciatus Johnson & Johnson, 1957^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax flaviceps (Loew, 1869)^{c g}
Poecilanthrax fuliginosus (Loew, 1869)^{c b}
Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis Painter & Hall, 1960^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax ingens Johnson & Johnson, 1957^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax interruptus Painter & Hall, 1960^{c g}
Poecilanthrax johnsonorum Painter and Hall, 1960^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax litoralis Painter & Hall, 1960^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax loewi Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999^{c g}
Poecilanthrax lucifer (Fabricius, 1775)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax macquarti Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999^{c g}
Poecilanthrax marmoreus Johnson and Johnson, 1957^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax mexicanus Painter, 1969^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax moffitti Painter and Hall, 1960^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax montanus Painter and Hall, 1960^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax monticola Johnson & Johnson, 1957^{c g b}
Poecilanthrax nigripennis (Cole, 1917)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax painteri Maughan, 1935^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax pallidifrons Evenhuis, 1977^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax pilosus (Cole, 1917)^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax poecilogaster (Osten Sacken, 1886b)^{c g b}
Poecilanthrax robustus Johnson and Johnson, 1957^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax sackenii (Coquillett, 1887)^{c g b}
Poecilanthrax signatipennis (Cole, 1917)^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax tanbarkensis Painter and Hall, 1960^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis (Say, 1824)^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax varius Painter & Hall, 1960^{i c g b}
Poecilanthrax vexativus Painter and Hall, 1960^{i c g}
Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887)^{i c b}
Poecilanthrax zionensis Johnson and Johnson, 1957^{i c g}^[2]^[3]

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[4] c = Catalogue of Life,^[5] g = GBIF,^[6] b = Bugguide.net^[7]

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References

1 2 Hull, F.M. (1973). Bee flies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 687 pp. ISBN 0-87474-131-9.
↑ "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206)" (PDF). Bishop Museum. 1999. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
↑ "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206) - Revised Edition" (PDF). Bishop Museum. September 2003. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
↑ "Poecilanthrax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
↑ "Browse Poecilanthrax". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
↑ "Poecilanthrax". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
↑ "Poecilanthrax Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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[Hull-1] 1 2 Hull, F.M. (1973). Bee flies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 687 pp. ISBN 0-87474-131-9.

[2] "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206)" (PDF). Bishop Museum. 1999. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

[3] "World Catalog Family Bombyliidae Latreille (part 1 (Oligodraninae through Bombyliinae, p. 1-206) - Revised Edition" (PDF). Bishop Museum. September 2003. pp. 1–206. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

[itis-4] "Poecilanthrax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[catlife-5] "Browse Poecilanthrax". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[gbif-6] "Poecilanthrax". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[bugref-7] "Poecilanthrax Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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