Usiinae

Usiinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Usiinae Becker
Tribes
Apolysini Evenhuis Usiini Becker

Usiinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 3 genera and 180 described species in Usiinae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Genera

These three genera belong to the subfamily Usiinae: ^[1]

• Apolysis Loew, 1860 ^{i c g b}
• Parageron Paramonov, 1929 ^{c g}
• Usia Latreille, 1802 ^{c g}

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

References

1. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" . Retrieved 2018-12-31.
2. "Usiinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
3. "Usiinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
4. "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-12-31.
5. "GBIF" . Retrieved 2018-12-31.

Further reading

• 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 .
• 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.