''Heterostylum'' is a genus of
flies
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belonging to the family
Bombyliidae
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.
Overview
The Bombyliidae are a large family of fl ...
(bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the
Americas
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Along with th ...
. 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.
Larva
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e feed on mining bees.
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Species
*'' Heterostylum bicolor'' ( Loew, 1861) - Neotropical: Cuba.[
*'' Heterostylum deani'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming)][
*'' Heterostylum duocolor'' (Painter & Painter, 1974) - Neotropical: Argentina][
*'']Heterostylum engelhardti
''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 di ...
'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California, Texas, Utah).[
*'' Heterostylum evenhuisi'' Cunha & Lamas, 2005 - Neotropical: Brazil: Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo.][
*'']Heterostylum ferrugineum
''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 di ...
'' ( Fabricius, 1805) - Neotropical: Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Roraima, São Paulo)[
*'']Heterostylum engelhardti
''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 di ...
'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California, Texas, Utah).[
*'' Heterostylum haemorrhoicum'' ( Loew, 1863) - Neotropical: Cuba, Haiti.][
*'']Heterostylum helvolum
''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 di ...
'' Hall and Evenhuis, 1981 - Nearctic: Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas).[
*'' Heterostylum hirsutum'' ( Thunberg, 1827) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela.][
*'' Heterostylum maculipennis'' Cunha & Lamas, 2005 - Nearctic: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo][
*'' Heterostylum pallipes'' ]Bigot
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, 1892 - Neotropical: Haiti.[
*'' Heterostylum robustum'' ( Osten Sacken, 1877) - Nearctic: Canada ][(Alberta), Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Guerrero, Morelos, Nuevo León, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah).][
*'' Heterostylum rufum'' ( Oliver, 1789) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil (Acre), Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico (Tabasco), Peru, U.S. Virgin Islands.][
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5747799
Bombyliidae
Diptera of North America
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart