Sparnopolius

Sparnopolius
Sparnopolius confusus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Bombyliinae
Tribe:	Conophorini
Genus:	Sparnopolius Loew, 1855

Female Sparnopolius confusus

Sparnopolius is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 17 described species in Sparnopolius. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

These 17 species belong to the genus Sparnopolius:

• Sparnopolius anomalus (Painter, 1940) ^{i c g}
• Sparnopolius cockerelli (Hesse, 1938) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius coloradensis Grote, 1867 ^{i c g}
• Sparnopolius confusus (Wiedemann, 1824) ^{i c g b}
• Sparnopolius distinctus (Walker, 1852) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius diversus Williston, 1901 ^{i c g}
• Sparnopolius heteropterus (Macquart, 1840) ^c
• Sparnopolius hyalinus (Fabricius, 1805) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius hyalipennis (Macquart, 1846) ^c
• Sparnopolius inornatus (Walker, 1849) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius karasanus (Hesse, 1938) ^c
• Sparnopolius leucopygus (Wulp, 1885) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius megacephalus (Portschinsky, 1887) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius nigracinctus (Roberts, 1929) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius ochrobasis Hall and Evenhuis, 1982 ^{i c g}
• Sparnopolius permixtus (Hesse, 1938) ^{c g}
• Sparnopolius teniurostris (Roberts, 1928) ^{c g}

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

References

1. "Sparnopolius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
2. "Browse Sparnopolius". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
3. "Sparnopolius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
4. "Sparnopolius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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 Sparnopolius at Wikimedia Commons