Toxophorinae

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Toxophorinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Toxophorinae

Toxophorinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 400 described species in Toxophorinae. [1] [2] [3]

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Genera

These seven genera belong to the subfamily Toxophorinae: [1]

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Toxophorinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Toxophorinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "GBIF" . Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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