Bombylius Linnaeus

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 : 53

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae

Genus Bombylius Linnaeus

Remarks.

With 278 described species, Bombylius is the second most diverse genus of Bombyliidae . It has a worldwide distribution being especially diverse in the Palearctic and Nearctic regions. One endemic species is present in Coahuila: Bombylius (Parabombylius) coahuilensis (Hall & Evenhuis, 1981). Four other species are reported for the state: Bombylius sylphae Evenhuis, 1984, Bombylius aleophilus (Hall & Evenhuis, 1981), Bombylius paradoxus (Hall & Evenhuis, 1981), Bombylius syndesmus (Coquillett, 1894). A review with identification keys for Nearctic species is presented in Hall and Evenhuis (1980), later Evenhuis (1984) revised and present keys for the comanche group of America.