''Villa'' is a

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belonging to the bee-fly

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(Bombyliidae). They range in size from , and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial

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. About 270 ''Villa''

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are found on all

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s except Antarctica. They can be distinguished from similar genera ('' Hemipenthes'') by their wing venation.

Species

*'' Villa abaddon'' ( Fabricius, 1794) *'' Villa adusta'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa aenea'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa agrippina'' ( Osten Sacken, 1887) *'' Villa albicollaris'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa ariditata'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa brunnea''

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, 1916 *'' Villa cana'' ( Meigen, 1804) *'' Villa chromolepida'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa cingulata'' ( Meigen, 1804) *'' Villa cingulum'' ( Wiedemann in Meigen 1820) *'' Villa claripennis'' ( Kowarz, 1867) *'' Villa connexa'' ( Macquart, 1855) *'' Villa consessor'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa deludens'' Francois 1966 *'' Villa distincta'' Meigen in Waltl, 1838 *'' Villa efflatouni'' El-Hawagry & Greathead, 2006 *'' Villa fasciculata''

, 1916 *''

Villa faustina A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became sm ...

'' ( Osten Sacken, 1887) *'' Villa flavicincta'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa flavocostalis'' Painter, 1926 *'' Villa fumicosta'' Painter, 1962 *'' Villa gemella'' ( Coquillett, 1892) *'' Villa gracilis'' ( Macquart, 1840) *'' Villa haesitans''

, 1916 *'' Villa halteralis'' Kowarz, 1883 *'' Villa handfordi'' Curran, 1935 *'' Villa harveyi'' (Hine, 1904) *'' Villa hottentotta'' (

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, 1758) *'' Villa hypomelas'' ( Macquart, 1840) *'' Villa ixion'' ( Fabricius, 1794) *'' Villa leucostoma'' ( Meigen, 1820) *'' Villa livia'' ( Osten Sacken, 1887) *'' Villa manillae'' Evenhuis, 1993 *'' Villa melaneura'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa modesta'' ( Meigen, 1820) *'' Villa molitor'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa moneta'' ( Osten Sacken, 1887) *'' Villa mucorea'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa nebulo'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa niphobleta'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa nitida'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa occulta'' ( Wiedemann in Meigen 1820)'' *'' Villa paramuscaria'' Evenhuis & Hall, 1989 *'' Villa peninsularis'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa praeterissima'' Francois, 1967 *'' Villa pretiosa'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa psammina'' Cole, 1960 *'' Villa sabina'' ( Osten Sacken, 1887) *'' Villa salebrosa'' Painter, 1926 *'' Villa scrobiculata'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa senecio'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa sexfasciata'' Wiedemann, 1821 *'' Villa semifulvipes'' Painter, 1962 *'' Villa shawii'' (

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, 1908) *'' Villa sini'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa sonorensis'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa squamigera'' ( Coquillett, 1892) *'' Villa stenozoides'' El-Hawagry & Greathead, 2006 *'' Villa stenozona'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa supina'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa terrena'' ( Coquillett, 1892) *'' Villa tomentosa''

, 1916 *'' Villa vacans'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa vanduzeei'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa vasitias'' (Cole, 1923) *'' Villa venusta'' ( Meigen, 1820) *'' Villa vestita'' (

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, 1849)

References

Bombyliidae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Bombyliidae-stub