Heterostylum

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Heterostylum
File:Bomber Fly on flower 1 cropped.jpg
Heterostylum robustum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Bombyliinae
Tribe: Bombyliini
Genus: Heterostylum
Macquart, 1848
Type species
H. flavum
Macquart, 1848
Synonyms

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 distinguished from similar genera by an indentation in the hind margin of the eye[2] and unique wing venation.[3]

Larvae of the genus feed on mining bees.[3]

Species

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