Toxophorinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 400 described species in Toxophorinae.[1][2][3]
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| Geron | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Toxophorinae |
Genera edit
These seven genera belong to the subfamily Toxophorinae:[1]
- Dolichomyia Wiedemann, 1830 i c g b
- Geron Meigen, 1820 i c g b
- Systropus Wiedemann, 1820 i c g b
- Toxophora Meigen, 1803 i g b
- Zaclava Hull, 1973 c g
- † Melanderella Cockerell, 1909 g
- † Paradolichomyia Nel & De Ploëg, 2004 g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Toxophorinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Toxophorinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
Further reading edit
- Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0660121253.
- Yeates, David K.; Greathead, David (1997). "The evolutionary pattern of host use in the Bombyliidae (Diptera): a diverse family of parasitoid flies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 60 (2): 149–185. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1997.tb01490.x. ISSN 0024-4066.
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links edit
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