Poecilanthrax

''Poecilanthrax'' is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies).

These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi are reduced, and the tibia smooth. The larvae feed on the moth larva of members of the family Noctuidae. Adults feed on pollen.

Species

* ''Poecilanthrax alcyon'' (Say, 1824) ^{i c b}
* '' Poecilanthrax alpha'' (Osten Sacken, 1877) ^{i c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax apache'' Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax arethusa'' (Osten Sacken, 1886) ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax arizonensis'' Taber, 2008 ^{c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax autumnalis'' (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax bicellata'' ( Macquart, 1847) ^{c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax brachypus'' Calderwood, 1995 ^{c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax californicus'' (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax colei'' Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax demogorgon'' (Walker, 1849) ^{i c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax effrenus'' (Coquillett, 1887) ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax eremicus'' Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax fasciatus'' Johnson & Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax flaviceps'' (Loew, 1869) ^{c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax fuliginosus'' ( Loew, 1869) ^{c b}
* '' Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis'' Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax ingens'' Johnson & Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax interruptus'' Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax johnsonorum'' Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax litoralis'' Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax loewi'' Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 ^{c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax lucifer'' (Fabricius, 1775) ^{i c g b}
* ''Poecilanthrax macquarti'' Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 ^{c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax marmoreus'' Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax mexicanus'' Painter, 1969 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax moffitti'' Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax montanus'' Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax monticola'' Johnson & Johnson, 1957 ^{c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax nigripennis'' (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax painteri'' Maughan, 1935 ^{i c g}
* ''Poecilanthrax pallidifrons'' Evenhuis, 1977 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax pilosus'' (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax poecilogaster'' (Osten Sacken, 1886b) ^{c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax robustus'' Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax sackenii'' (Coquillett, 1887) ^{c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax signatipennis'' (Cole, 1917) ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax tanbarkensis'' Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax tegminipennis'' (Say, 1824) ^{i c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax varius'' Painter & Hall, 1960 ^{i c g b}
* '' Poecilanthrax vexativus'' Painter and Hall, 1960 ^{i c g}
* '' Poecilanthrax willistonii'' (Coquillett, 1887) ^{i c b}
* '' Poecilanthrax zionensis'' Johnson and Johnson, 1957 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

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Bombyliidae genera
Diptera of North America