Exhyalanthrax
''Exhyalanthrax'' is a small genus of Bombyliidae, bombyliid Fly, 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 Tachinidae, tachinid and Ichneumonidae, ichneumonid parasitoids of ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'' and from the pupae of this species and other Lepidoptera. It has also been bred from cocoons of ''Diprionidae, Neodiprion sertifer''. Several African species have been reared from the puparia of Glossina, tsetse flies and from puparia of other Diptera. An ''Exhyalanthrax'' sp. has also been found preying on cockroach, (''Heterogamisca chopardi'' Uvarov) oothecae in Saudi Arabia. It has been suggested that ''Exhyalanthrax'' might be utilised as Biological control, biological control agents especially in the battle against tsetse flies. Species List *''Exhyalan ...
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