Bombyliidae genera

Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies, due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees, and are distributed worldwide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major, is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.

genus of bombyliid flies

thumb|Exoprosopa caliptera in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, US - note the silvery mirror stripes formed by patches of specialized hairs modified into reflecting scales

Hemipenthes is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic realm. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. A number of species formerly in this genus were moved to a separate genus, Ins in 2020.

Atrichochira is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are four described species, two from Southern Africa and two from western Australia. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of , are yellowish brown with a black mesonotum and the stylate part of the third antennal is thickened.

Anastoechus is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). There are at least 90 described species in Anastoechus. ==Species== These 90 species belong to the genus Anastoechus:

Phthiria is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are over 60 described species in the genus, found in Eurasia, Africa, and South America. Related species from North America have been moved to other genera.

Poecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae.

Aldrichia is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. The genus contains two described species.

Marleyimyia is a genus of bee fly. It was named by Albert John Hesse in 1956; the name is in honor of Harold Walter Bell-Marley. it consists of three species: M. goliath — Peninsular Malaysia M. natalensis — Southern Africa M. xylocopae — Southern Africa

Amphicosmus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in Amphicosmus.

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Poecilognathus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, found in North, Central, and South America. There are at least 20 described species in Poecilognathus. thumb thumb

Oligodranes is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, the sole genus of the subfamily Oligodraninae.

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Systoechus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 120 described species in Systoechus.

Xenox is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in Xenox, all of which parasitize bees in the genus Xylocopa as larvae.

Balaana is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about seven described species, including three from western Australia. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of .

Dipalta is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species of Dipalta. The genus is closely related to Villa.

Conophorus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 16 described species in Conophorus in the United States, and 67 total worldwide.

Meomyia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee flies).

Exhyalanthrax is a small genus of bombyliid flies. Bombyliids are commonly known as bee flies due to their resemblance to bees. Exhyalanthrax are found in the Afrotropical realm and the Palearctic realm. Exhyalanthrax spp. are pupal parasitoids. Exhyalanthrax afer has been reared from pupae of tachinid and ichneumonid parasitoids of Thaumetopoea pityocampa and from the pupae of this species and other Lepidoptera. It has also been bred from cocoons of Neodiprion sertifer. Several African species have been reared from the puparia of tsetse flies and from puparia of other Diptera. An Exhyalanthra

Systropus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are over 200 described species in the genus Systropus, found on every continent except Antarctica.

Lepidophora is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are eight described species in Lepidophora.

Hyperalonia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.

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Thyridanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 50 described species in the genus Thyridanthrax, found across Eurasia, Africa, North America, and South America.

thumb|Ligyra tantalus thumb|Ligyra punctipennis Ligyra is a genus of bee flies in the Bombyliidae family. It was described by Edward Newman in 1841. There are at least 110 described species in Ligyra.

Triploechus is a genus of bee flies, insects in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 10 described species in Triploechus.

Parageron is a genus of bee flies within the family Bombyliidae. Members of this genus can be found in Europe.

thumb | right Pantarbes is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are six described species in Pantarbes.

Paracosmus is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in Paracosmus.

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Astrophanes is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species in the genus.

Thevenetimyia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 40 described species in Thevenetimyia found worldwide, mostly in North America with several species in Australia and southeast Asia. thumb|Thevenetimyia speciosa

Paravilla is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 50 described species in Paravilla. The genus is found in North and South America.

Stonyx is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in the genus Stonyx.

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 and unique wing venation.

Lepidanthrax is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 50 described species in Lepidanthrax. The genus is primarily North and Central American, but one species is recorded from the Galapagos Islands and two are recorded from Australia. thumb

Neacreotrichus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 13 described species in Neacreotrichus, found in the United States and Mexico.

Dolichomyia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about seven described species in Dolichomyia.

Dicranoclista is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, found in North America and Africa. There are four described species in Dicranoclista.

Aphoebantus is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). There are at least 80 described species in Aphoebantus.

thumb|Lordotus Lordotus is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 30 described species in Lordotus.

Ogcodocera is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species in the genus Ogcodocera.

thumb|Female Sparnopolius confusus Sparnopolius is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 17 described species in Sparnopolius.

Brachyanax is a genus of bee fly in the subfamily Anthracinae. It was circumscribed by Neal Evenhuis in 1981. Thirteen species are recognized, and they are found in Asia and Australasia.

Neodiplocampta is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 17 described species in Neodiplocampta, found in North and South America.

Desmatoneura is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 18 described species in Desmatoneura.

Rhynchanthrax is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are seven described species in Rhynchanthrax.