Poecilognathus

Poecilognathus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Phthiriinae
Genus:	Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 1867

Poecilognathus is a North and South American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} There are at least 15 described species in Poecilognathus. ^{[6] [7]}

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Poecilognathus: ^{[6] [7]}

• Poecilognathus badius (Coquillett, 1904) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus bicolor (Coquillett, 1904) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus damfino Evenhuis, 2024 ^{[8] c b}
• Poecilognathus fuscomarginatus Evenhuis, 2025 ^{[7] b}
• Poecilognathus loewi (Painter, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus philippianus (Rondani, 1863) ^{c g}
• Poecilognathus pulchellus (Williston, 1901) ⁱ
• Poecilognathus punctipennis (Walker, 1849) ^{i c g b}
• Poecilognathus relativitae (Evenhuis, 1985) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus scolopax (Osten Sacken, 1877) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus stictopennis (Hall, 1976) ^{c g}
• Poecilognathus sulphureus (Loew, 1863) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus thlipsomyzoides Jaennicke, 1867 ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus unimaculatus (Coquillett, 1904) ^{i c g}
• Poecilognathus xanthogaster (Hall, 1976) ^{c g}

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

References

1. "Poecilognathus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-03-29.
2. "Poecilognathus". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
3. "Poecilognathus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-03-29.
4. "Poecilognathus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
5. "Poecilognathus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
6. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" . Retrieved 2024-12-30.
7. Neal L. Evenhuis (16 April 2025). "A remarkable new species of the Poecilognathus punctipennis group from Arizona (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 164: 1–9. ISSN   0893-1348. Wikidata   Q134459257.
8. Neal L. Evenhuis (30 May 2024). "A new species of Poecilognathus (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from a known but unknown locality" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 159: 1–8. ISSN   0893-1348. Wikidata   Q134465941.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN   0-8493-0212-9.
• Curran, Charles H. (1934). The families and genera of North American Diptera. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.6825 .
• McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN   978-0660121253.
• Yeates, David K.; Greathead, David (1997). "The evolutionary pattern of host use in the Bombyliidae (Diptera): a diverse family of parasitoid flies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 60 (2): 149–185. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1997.tb01490.x .

External links

• "Diptera.info" . Retrieved 2018-03-29.
• Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) web site" . Retrieved 2018-03-29.
• Media related to Poecilognathus at Wikimedia Commons