Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887)

Avalos-Hernandez, Omar, Kits, Joel, Trujano-Ortega, Marysol, Garcia-Vazquez, Uri Omar & Cano-Santana, Zenon, 2014, New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico, ZooKeys 422, pp. 49-85 : 70

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae

Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887) Figure 16a

Material examined.

EAM: Apr (1 F, 1 M), Jun (1 F, 1 M), Sep (1 F); CHU: Jun (1 F); ROR: May (10 F, 5 M), Jul (2 F, 3 M), Aug (1 M); RPA: Jun (4 F, 1 M), Jul (6 F, 6 M), Aug (1 F, 1 M), Sep (4 F), Oct (2 F, 1 M).

Known Nearctic records.

Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Tamaulipas); USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas).

Comments.

This record fills a gap in Poecilanthrax effrenus distribution between northwest and northeast populations of Mexico. This species is probably present in Baja California and Nuevo León, but has not yet been recorded.