Rhynchanthrax capreus (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 : 72

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae

Rhynchanthrax capreus (Coquillett, 1887) Figure 17a

Material examined.

CHU: Apr (1 M), Aug (13 F, 6 M), Jul (12 F, 6 M), Sep (1 F, 3 M).

Known Nearctic records.

Mexico (Coahuila); USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah).

Comments.

This is the first record of this species in Mexico. Rhynchanthrax capreus is the only species occurring in the northwest of the USA, while the other species in the genus are present mainly in the south and east of the country. This species may also be present in the northwest of Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua).