Species Neorhynchocephalus sackenii

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Print References

Bee fly ... - Neorhynchocephalus sackenii

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Superfamily Nemestrinoidea

Family Nemestrinidae (Tangle-veined flies)

Genus Neorhynchocephalus

Species sackenii (Neorhynchocephalus sackenii)

Explanation of Names

The species name honours Baron von Osten Sacken, an important early dipterist.

Identification

Posterior 2 veins at the apex of the wing are usually joined before the wing margin. Abdomen predominately yellow tomentose with sparse black tomentum at the bases of segments.

Range

Western United States and adjacent southern Canada, east to MI, IL, and AR.

Print References

Bequaert, J. 1930. Notes on American Nemestrinidae. Psyche 37:286-298. (available online).

Bequaert, J. 1934. Notes on American Nemestrinidae, Second Paper. J. New York Entomol. Soc. 42:163-184. (available online with JSTOR subscription)

Contributed by Joel Kits on 13 September, 2009 - 8:02pm

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