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Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies , due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees , and are distributed worldwide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major , is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.
Bombylius major (commonly named the large bee-fly, the dark-edged bee-fly or the greater bee fly) is a parasitic bee mimic fly. B. major is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and is often mistaken for them.
Bombylius major larvae are parasitic on solitary bees including Andrena. Anthrax anale is a parasite of tiger beetle larvae, and A. trifasciata is a parasite of the wall bee. Several African species of Villa and Thyridanthrax are parasitic pupae of tsetse flies .
Bombylius canescens, commonly known as the western bee-fly, [1] is a species of bee-fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae. Bombylius canescens is a Palearctic species with limited distribution in Europe, [ 2 ] usually found in arid to semi-arid habitats .
Bombylius aleophilus (Hall and Evenhuis, 1981) i c g; Bombylius alexanderi Paramonov, 1940 c g; Bombylius altaicus Paramonov, 1940 c g; Bombylius altimyia Hall and Evenhuis, 1980 i c g; Bombylius altivolans Francois, 1969 c g; Bombylius ambustus Pallas & Wiedemann, 1818 c g; Bombylius analis Olivier, 1789 c g; Bombylius angulatus Macquart, 1826 c g
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Bombylius mexicanus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Despite its name, it is widespread in North America, from Ontario and British Columbia in Canada, south through the United States and into Mexico.
Bombylius minor is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] References External links. Van Veen; This page was last ...