Hemipenthes
Encyclopedia
Hemipenthes is a large genus of flies
belonging to the family Bombyliidae
(bee-flies). There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic
and Palearctic
Ecozones. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera (Villa
) by their wing venation.
Larva
e are hyperparasite
s on parasitic Hymenoptera
.
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belonging to the family Bombyliidae
Bombyliidae
Bombyliidae is a large family of flies with hundreds of genera, although their life cycles are not well known. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, thus are pollinators of flowers. They superficially resemble bees, thus are commonly called bee flies, and this may offer the adults some...
(bee-flies). There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
and Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
Ecozones. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera (Villa
Villa (insect)
Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family . They range in size from , and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. Villa species are found on all continents except Antarctica...
) by their wing venation.
Larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e are hyperparasite
Hyperparasite
A hyperparasite is a parasite whose host is a parasite. This form of parasitism is especially common among entomophagous parasites....
s on parasitic Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
.
Species
Includes fossil species.- H. bigradatus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869) - Nearctic: USA (California, New Mexico). Neotropical: Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. - H. blanchardiana (Jaennicke, 1867) - Nearctic: Mexico (Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Guerrero, México, Puebla, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Texas).
- H. castanipes BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1892 - Nearctic: - H. catulina (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1894) - Nearctic: USA (California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming). - H. celeris (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1828) - Nearctic: USA (Kentucky) - H. chimaera (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1887) - Nearctic: Mexico (Guerrero, Sonora), USA (Arizona) - H. comanche (Painter in Painter & Painter, 1962) - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah).
- H. constituta WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1852 - Neotropical: South America. - H. curta (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869) - Nearctic: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Veracruz-Llave), USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas). Neotropical: Mexico (Oaxaca, Yucatán). - H. differens (Hall, 1976) - Neotropical: Chile.
- H. discolor (Hall, 1976) - Neotropical: Chile.
- H. ditaenia (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1828) - Neotropical: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay. - H. divisa (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
) - Neotropical: South America. - H. edwardsii (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1894) - Nearctic: Canada (British Columbia), USA (California). - H. edwarsi (Oldroyd, 1938) - Neotropical: Chile.
- H. epilais (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1828) - Neotropical: Brazil - H. ethiops (Greathead, 1967) - Afrotropical: Ethiopia
- H. eumenes (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1887) - Nearctic: Canada (Alberta), Mexico (Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Neotropical: Puerto Rico. - H. eversmanni Zaitzev and Madra Mandicencio, 1966 - Palaearctic: Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine.
- H. exoprosopoides Paramonov, 1928 - Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China (Sichuan), Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- H. extensa Wulp, 1888 - Neotropical: Argentina.
- H. floridanus (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1850) - Nearctic: USA (Florida, Georgia). - H. gabbroensis (Handlirsch, 1907) - Palaearctic: Italy (Miocene).
- H. galapagensis (Painter & Painter, 1974) - Neotropical: Argentina.
- H. galathea (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1886) - Neotropical: Costa Rica - H. gaudanica Paramonov, 1927 - Palaearctic: China (Xinjiang), Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- H. gayi (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1840) - Neotropical: Chile. - H. gussakovskyi Zaitzev, 1966 - Palaearctic: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
- H. hamifera caucasica Zaitzev, 1966 - Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruzia, Iran.
- H. hamifera (Loew, 1854) - Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China (Jiangsu, Nei Monggol, Xinjiang), France, Greece, Gruzia, Iran, Italy (incl. Sicily), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Russia (ES, WS), Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
- H. ignea (Macquart, 1846) - Neotropical: Colombia, Guyana, Panama.
- H. incisiva (Walker, 1852) - Nearctic: Mexico (Guerrero)
- H. inops (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1887) - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Washington). - H. jaennickeana (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1886) - Nearctic: Mexico (Morelos, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah). - H. jezoensis (Matsumura, 1916) - Oriental: Taiwan. Palaearctic: Japan.
- H. lepidota (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1887) - Nearctic: Canada (Alberta), Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada). - H. leucocephala (Wulp, 1882) - Neotropical: Argentina.
- H. martinorum (Painter in Painter & Painter, 1962) - Nearctic: Mexico (Michoácan de Ocampo)
- H. maurus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - Palaearctic - H. melaleuca (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1828) - Neotropical: Argentina, Uruguay. - H. melana Bowden, 1965 - Oriental: Nepal.
- H. mesasiatica Zaitzev, 1962 - Palaearctic: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- H. micromelas (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1892) - Neotropical: Argentina - H. minas (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1850) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil (Minas Gerais). - H. mischanensis Paramonov, 1927 - Palaearctic: Armenia.
- H. montanorum (Austen, 1936) - Oriental: China (Yunnan). Palaearctic: China (Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang).
- H. morioHemipenthes morioHemipenthes morio is a species of 'bee flies' belonging to the family Bombyliidae subfamily Anthracinae.This common 'bee-fly' is mainly present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East and in Nearctic ecozone....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - Nearctic, Oriental, Palaearctic. - H. nitidofasciata (Portschinsky, 1892) - Palaearctic: Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan.
- H. noscibilis (Austen, 1936) - Palaearctic: China (Xizang).
- H. nudiuscula (Thomson, 1869) - Neotropical: Panama.
- H. pamirensis Zaitzev, 1962 - Palaearctic: Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- H. panfilovi Zaitzev, 1981 - Palaearctic: Russia
- H. pauper (Becker, 1916) - Palaearctic: Algeria, Egypt.
- H. pima (Painter, 1962) - Nearctic: Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas).
- H. pleuralis (Williston, 1901) - Nearctic: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Morelos, Nayarit, Puebla). Neotropical: Mexico (Chiapas).
- H. praecisa (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869) - Palaearctic: China (Beijing, Hebei, Nei Monggol), Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. - H. provincialis (Handlirsch, 1907) - Palaearctic: France (Oligocene)
- H. pullata (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1894) - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California). - H. referens (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1852) - Oriental: India, Myanmar, Pakistan. - H. robusta Zaitzev, 1966 - Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Gruzia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- H. ruficollis (Bigot, 1892) - Neotropical: Argentina, Venezuela.
- H. sagata LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
- Nearctic: Mexico, USA (Arizona, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas). Neotropical: Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. - H. scylla (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1887) - Nearctic: Mexico (Guanajuato, Sonora), USA (Arizona, Texas). Neotropical: Venezuela. - H. semifucata (Hall, 1976) - Nearctic: USA (Arizona).
- H. seminigra LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869 - Nearctic: Canada (Saskatchewan), USA (Utah) - H. sinuosa (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1821) - Nearctic: USA - H. splendida Zaitzev, 1962 - Palaearctic: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
- H. subarcuata LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1871 - Palaearctic: Tajikistan, Tunisia. - H. subvelutina LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1871 - Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China (Shandong), Gruzia, Iran, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. - H. tarapacensis (Hall, 1976) - Neotropical: Chile.
- H. tenuirostris (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1850) - Neotropical: Chile, Peru. - H. tertiaria (Handlirsch, 1907) - Palaearctic: Germany (Oligocene).
- H. tushetica Zaitzev, 1966 - Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China (Nei Monggol, Qinghai, Xinjiang), Gruzia, Iran.
- H. tusheticus mongolicus Zaitzev, 1980 - Palaearctic: Mongolia.
- H. velutina (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1820) - Oriental: Pakistan. Palaearctic: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, China (Jiangsu, Nei Monggol, Qinghai, Xinjiang), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (SET), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Mallorca), Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia. - H. villeneuvi François, 1970 - Palaearctic: France, Greece, Italy.
- H. vockerothi François, 1969 - Palaearctic: Spain.
- H. webberi (Johnson, 1919) - Nearctic: Canada (Ontario, Quebec), USA (Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wyoming).
- H. wilcoxi (Painter, 1933) - Nearctic: USA (California, Washington).
- H. yaqui (Painter in Painter & Painter, 1962) - Nearctic: Mexico (Sonora), USA (Arizona)