| Xenox | |
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| Xenox tigrinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthracinae |
| Tribe: | Anthracini |
| Genus: | Xenox Evenhuis, 1985 |
Xenox is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). There are five described species in Xenox, all of which parasitize bees in the genus Xylocopa as larvae. [1]
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies. Their common name is bee flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae generally are parasitoids of other insects.
Anthrax is a genus of bombyliid flies, commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to bees. Most are dull black flies, and are usually small to medium in size, 4–20 millimetres (0.2–0.8 in), and many species have striking wing patterns.
Balaana is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about seven described species, including three from western Australia. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–18 mm (0.4–0.7 in).
Hyperalonia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Anthracinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 80 genera and 2,000 described species in Anthracinae.
Exoprosopini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 20 genera and 760 described species in Exoprosopini.
Conophorini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 11 genera and 125 described species in Conophorini.
Anthrax nigriventris is a species of bee flies.
Brachyanax is a genus of bee fly in the subfamily Anthracinae. It was circumscribed by Neal Evenhuis in 1981. Thirteen species are recognized, and they are found in Asia and Australasia.
Chrysanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Systoechus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 120 described species in Systoechus.
Tmemophlebia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 16 described species in Tmemophlebia.
Diochanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There is one described species in Diochanthrax, D. morulus.
Astrophanes is a genus of bee flies.
Xenox habrosus is a species of bee flies.
Anthrax cascadensis is a species of bee flies.
Anthrax striatipennis is a species of bee flies.
Anthrax larrea is a species of bee flies.
Heterotropus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Heterotropinae, which formerly contained at least four genera. There are more than 45 species in the genus Heterotropus.
Xenoprosopa is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, the sole genus of the subfamily Xenoprosopinae. The only described species in the genus is X. paradoxa Hesse, 1956.
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