''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies 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

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. 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.

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e feed on mining bees.

Species

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Heterostylum bicolor ''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 ...

'' ( Loew, 1861) - Neotropical: Cuba. *''

Heterostylum croceum ''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 (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas) *''

Heterostylum deani ''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 (Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming) *''

Heterostylum duocolor ''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 & 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

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, 1805) - Neotropical: Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Roraima, São Paulo) *''

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' ( Thunberg, 1827) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela. *''

Heterostylum maculipennis ''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 ...

'' Cunha & Lamas, 2005 - Nearctic: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo *''

Heterostylum pallipes ''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 ...

'' Bigot, 1892 - Neotropical: Haiti. *''

Heterostylum robustum ''Heterostylum robustum'', the bomber fly, is a species of bee flies in 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. Lar ...

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, 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 ''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 ...

'' ( Oliver, 1789) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil (Acre), Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico (Tabasco), Peru, U.S. Virgin Islands.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5747799 Bombyliidae Diptera of North America Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart