Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
North American species formerly placed in the genus Oligodranes are now included in Apolysis
The 3 Old World species of Oligodranes are placed in their own subfamily (Oligodraninae)
Numbers
65 species in North America listed at
nearctica.com; 51 of these are listed under
Apolysis, and 14 more are listed under
Oligodranes which has since been found to be a strictly Old World genus (occurring only in the Middle East and western Asia)
Range
all but one North American species have a strictly western distribution (California to Washington, east to Montana and Texas)
A. sigma occurs throughout much of United States; its range extends in the east to New York, Maryland, North Carolina, and Alabama
the genus is represented worldwide
Remarks
page creation based on Neal Evenhuis' identification of
this imageInternet References
distribution; PDF doc plus list of species and type specimen localities (Neal Evenhuis and D.J. Greathead, World Catalog of Bee Flies, part 1)
Contributed by
Eric R. Eaton on 10 November, 2005 - 4:06pm
Additional contributions by
Robin McLeodLast updated 4 June, 2006 - 12:22am
