Poecilognathus
| Poecilognathus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Phthiriinae |
| Genus: | Jaennicke, 1867 |
Poecilognathus is a North and South American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2][3][4][5] There are at least 15 described species in Poecilognathus.[6][7]
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus Poecilognathus:[6][7]
- Poecilognathus badius (Coquillett, 1904) i c g
- Poecilognathus bicolor (Coquillett, 1904) i c g
- Poecilognathus damfino Evenhuis, 2024[8] c b
- Poecilognathus fuscomarginatus Evenhuis, 2025[7] b
- Poecilognathus loewi (Painter, 1965) i c g
- Poecilognathus philippianus (Rondani, 1863) c g
- Poecilognathus pulchellus (Williston, 1901) i
- Poecilognathus punctipennis (Walker, 1849) i c g b
- Poecilognathus relativitae (Evenhuis, 1985) i c g
- Poecilognathus scolopax (Osten Sacken, 1877) i c g
- Poecilognathus stictopennis (Hall, 1976) c g
- Poecilognathus sulphureus (Loew, 1863) i c g
- Poecilognathus thlipsomyzoides Jaennicke, 1867 i c g
- Poecilognathus unimaculatus (Coquillett, 1904) i c g
- Poecilognathus xanthogaster (Hall, 1976) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- ^ a b "Poecilognathus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ a b "Poecilognathus". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ a b "Poecilognathus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ a b "Poecilognathus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Poecilognathus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ a b Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ a b c Neal L. Evenhuis (16 April 2025). "A remarkable new species of the Poecilognathus punctipennis group from Arizona (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 164: 1–9. ISSN 0893-1348. Wikidata Q134459257.
- ^ Neal L. Evenhuis (30 May 2024). "A new species of Poecilognathus (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from a known but unknown locality" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 159: 1–8. ISSN 0893-1348. Wikidata Q134465941.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Curran, Charles H. (1934). The families and genera of North American Diptera. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
- McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. 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.
External links
- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) web site". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- Media related to Poecilognathus at Wikimedia Commons