Poecilanthrax
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Poecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic
genus of flies
belonging to the family Bombyliidae
(bee-flies).
These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi
are reduced, and the tibia
smooth. The larva
e feed on the moth
larva of members of the family Noctuidae
. Adults feed on pollen.
Nearctic
The Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones dividing the Earth's land surface.The Nearctic ecozone covers most of North America, including Greenland and the highlands of Mexico...
genus of flies
Fließ
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belonging to the family Bombyliidae
Bombyliidae
Bombyliidae is a large family of flies with hundreds of genera, although their life cycles are not well known. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, thus are pollinators of flowers. They superficially resemble bees, thus are commonly called bee flies, and this may offer the adults some...
(bee-flies).
These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi
Tarsus (skeleton)
In tetrapods, the tarsus is a cluster of articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of tibia and fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus. In the foot the tarsus articulates with the bones of the metatarsus, which in turn articulate with the bones of the individual toes...
are reduced, and the tibia
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
smooth. The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e feed on the moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
larva of members of the family Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
. Adults feed on pollen.
Species
- Poecilanthrax alcyon (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1824) - Poecilanthrax alpha (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1877) - Poecilanthrax apache (Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1886) - Poecilanthrax autumnalis (Cole, 1917)
- Poecilanthrax bicellata (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1847) - Poecilanthrax brachypus Calderwood, 1995
- Poecilanthrax californicus (Cole, 1917)
- Poecilanthrax colei Johnson & Johnson, 1957
- Poecilanthrax effrenus (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1887) - Poecilanthrax eremicus Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax fasciatus Johnson & Johnson, 1957
- Poecilanthrax fuliginosa (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869) - Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax ingens Johnson & Johnson, 1957
- Poecilanthrax interruptus Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax johnsonorum Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax litoralis Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax loewi Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999
- Poecilanthrax lucifer (FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1775) - Poecilanthrax macquarti Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999
- Poecilanthrax marmoreus Johnson & Johnson, 1957
- Poecilanthrax mexicanus Painter in Painter & Painter, 1969
- Poecilanthrax moffitti Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax montanus Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax monticola Johnson & Johnson, 1957
- Poecilanthrax nigripennis (Cole, 1917)
- Poecilanthrax painteri Maughan, 1935
- Poecilanthrax pallidifrons Evenhuis, 1977
- Poecilanthrax pilosus (Cole, 1917)
- Poecilanthrax poecilogaster (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1886) - Poecilanthrax robustus Johnson & Johnson, 1957
- Poecilanthrax sackenii (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1887) - Poecilanthrax signatipennis (Cole, 1917)
- Poecilanthrax tanbarkensis Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax tegminipennis (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1824) - Poecilanthrax varius Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax vexativus Painter & Hall, 1960
- Poecilanthrax willistoniPoecilanthrax willistoniPoecilanthrax willistoni, Williston's bee fly or sand dune bee fly, is a member of the Bombyliidae insect family. This family includes the bee flies, true flies that have developed Batesian mimicry characteristics to avoid predators. That is, they look like bees because that helps them avoid...
(CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1887) - Poecilanthrax zionensis Johnson & Johnson, 1957