Hyperalonia Chilensis
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''Hyperalonia'' is a genus 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. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Overview The Bombyliidae are a large family of fl ...
. ''Hyperalonia'' is one of the most striking genera of bee flies that can be found in the Neotropical region. The species included in this genus have a large bluish black body with several tufts of red and white hairs, bluish black wings and a yellow head with dark blue eyes.http://biostor.org/reference/81205 Couri, M.S. and Lamas, C.J.E. 1994. A New Species Of ''Hyperalonia'' Rondani, 1863 (Insecta, Diptera, Bombyliidae, Exoprosopinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107, 119-121.


Species

These seven species belong to the genus ''Hyperalonia'': * ''
Hyperalonia atra ''Hyperalonia'' is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. ''Hyperalonia'' is one of the most striking genera of bee flies that can be found in the Neotropical region. The species included in this genus have a large bluish black body with ...
'' Painter & Painter, 1968 * '' Hyperalonia chilensis'' Rondani, 1863 * '' Hyperalonia coeruleiventris'' (Macquart, 1846) * '' Hyperalonia diminuta'' Couri & Lamas, 1994 * ''
Hyperalonia erythrocephala ''Hyperalonia'' is a genus 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. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of ...
'' (Fabricius, 1805) * '' Hyperalonia morio'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Hyperalonia surinamensis'' Rondani, 1863


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14677430 Bombyliidae Asiloidea genera