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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae

Subfamily Bombyliinae

Classification · Numbers · Range · Works Cited
Orange County Bee Fly Archives #11 - Bombylius Bombylius major Bombylius - male Bee Fly - Bombylius major Conophorus ? - Conophorus Bee Flies - Lordotus - male - female This bug is part humminbird part bee - Bombylius Bee Fly ? - Bombylius
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies)
Subfamily Bombyliinae
Numbers
~150 spp. in 10 genera of 2 tribes in our area, >1000 spp. in 63 genera of 3 tribes (one monotypic) worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide(1)
Works Cited
1.Evenhuis N.L., Greathead D.J. (2003) World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) web site
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 January, 2006 - 8:30am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 15 April, 2012 - 3:54am

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