Heterostylum
Sign in to saveHeterostylum 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- Family
- Bombyliidae
- Collections
- LACM, UNM, NMSU, USNM, EMEC, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLECTION OF ARTHOPODS (UCFC)
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bombyliidae
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- diel cycle
- diurnality
- taxon name
- Heterostylum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Heterostylum
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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 and unique wing venation.
Larvae of the genus feed on mining bees.
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