Anthrax atriplex Marston, 1970

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 : 59-60

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae

Anthrax atriplex Marston, 1970 Figure 9a

Material examined.

EAM Apr (1 F); ROR: Oct (2 M); RPA: Aug (1 M); Sep (1 M); Oct (1 F, 2 M).

Known Nearctic records.

Mexico (Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, Tamaulipas); USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah).

Known host.

Megachile gentilis Cresson ( Megachilidae ).

Comments.

This species may be present in all the north of Mexico, including Chihuahua, Nuevo León and possibly Sinaloa.