Villini

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Villini
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Chrysanthrax cypris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Anthracinae
Tribe: Villini
Hull, 1973

Villini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.

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Villa

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The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.

<i>Villa</i> (fly) Genus of flies

Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from 5 to 17 millimetres, and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. About 270 Villa species are found on all continents except Antarctica.

<i>Hemipenthes</i> Genus of flies

Hemipenthes is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic realm. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. A number of species formerly in this genus were moved to a separate genus, Ins in 2020.

<i>Toxophora</i> Genus of flies

Toxophora is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about 47 described species, distributed throughout the world, although they are most abundant in Southwestern United States and western Mediterranean. They are stout, robust flies with a hunchbacked form, with a body length of 6–12 mm and wings 4 to 7.5mm. Most species are black with banding or spots.

<i>Dipalta</i> Genus of flies

Dipalta is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species of Dipalta. The genus is closely related to Villa.

<i>Poecilanthrax</i> Genus of flies

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthracinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Anthracinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 80 genera and 2,000 described species in Anthracinae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bombyliinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Bombyliinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 70 genera in Bombyliinae.

<i>Systropus</i> Genus of flies

Systropus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are over 200 described species in the genus Systropus, found on every continent except Antarctica.

<i>Thyridanthrax</i> Genus of flies

Thyridanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 50 described species in the genus Thyridanthrax, found across Eurasia, Africa, North America, and South America.

Aphoebantus is a genus of bee flies. There are at least 80 described species in Aphoebantus.

<i>Lordotus</i> Genus of flies

Lordotus is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 30 described species in Lordotus.

<i>Poecilognathus</i> Genus of flies

Poecilognathus is a genus of bee flies. There are at least 20 described species in Poecilognathus.

<i>Thevenetimyia</i> Genus of flies

Thevenetimyia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 40 described species in Thevenetimyia found worldwide, mostly in North America with several species in Australia and southeast Asia.

<i>Lepidanthrax</i> Genus of flies

Lepidanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 50 described species in Lepidanthrax. The genus is primarily North and Central American, but one species is recorded from the Galapagos Islands and two are recorded from Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomomyzinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Tomomyzinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are six genera and more than 50 described species in Tomomyzinae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aphoebantini</span> Tribe of flies

Aphoebantini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 5 genera and at least 80 described species in Aphoebantini.

<i>Anastoechus</i> Genus of flies

Anastoechus is a genus of bee flies. There are at least 90 described species in Anastoechus.

Astrophanes adonis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia, Canada south to Mexico, and as far east as Kansas in the United States.

Astrophanes is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species in the genus.

References

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