Heterostylum | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Bombyliidae |
Subfamily: | Bombyliinae |
Tribe: | Bombyliini |
Genus: |
Heterostylum Macquart, 1848 |
Type species | |
H. flavum
Macquart, 1848
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Synonyms | |
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Heterostylum is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera by an indentation in the hind margin of the eye [2] and unique wing venation. [3]
Larvae feed on mining bees. [3]
Heterostylum | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Bombyliidae |
Subfamily: | Bombyliinae |
Tribe: | Bombyliini |
Genus: |
Heterostylum Macquart, 1848 |
Type species | |
H. flavum
Macquart, 1848
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Synonyms | |
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Heterostylum is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera by an indentation in the hind margin of the eye [2] and unique wing venation. [3]
Larvae feed on mining bees. [3]