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Genus of flies
Anthrax is a
genus of
bombyliid
flies , commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to
bees . Most are dull black flies, and are usually small to medium in size, 4–20 millimetres (0.2–0.8 in), and many species have striking wing patterns.
[5]
Anthrax is a very large genus. While worldwide in distribution, most species are from the
Palaearctic and
Afrotropic regions. The genus includes species
parasitic on
tiger beetles – an unusual trait among the bee-flies. A. anthrax larvae parasitize bees. Many
North American species parasitize
solitary wasps .
[6]
[7]
The
type species is
Musca morio
Linnaeus ,
1758 , later found to be a misidentification of Musca anthrax
Schrank , 1781.
[8]
Species
Anthrax flies often hover around people and land on them.
[6] This one, a member of A. oedipus or a similar species, landed repeatedly on the photographer's jeans.
Early conception of the genus Anthrax sensu Meigen.Plate from
Johann Wilhelm Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen .The genus is now much more restricted Only one species depicted in this plate is still in Anthrax
Anthrax actuosus
Paramonov , 1935
[9]
Anthrax alagoezicus
Paramonov , 1935
[9]
Anthrax albofasciatus
Macquart , 1840
[10]
Anthrax alruqibi El-Hawagry, 2013
[11]
Anthrax analis
Say , 1823
[12]
Anthrax anthrax (
Schrank , 1781)
[1]
Anthrax argentatus (Cole, 1919)
Anthrax artemesia Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax atriplex Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax aureosquamosus Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax bezzianus
Paramonov , 1935
[9]
Anthrax binotatus
Wiedemann in
Meigen 1820
[15]
Anthrax bowdeni Báez, 1983
Anthrax cascadensis Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax cathetodaithmos Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax chaparralus Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax chionostigma Tsacas, 1962
Anthrax cintalapa Cole, 1957
Anthrax columbiensis Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax cybele (
Coquillett , 1894)
Anthrax dentata
Becker , 1907
Anthrax distigma
Wiedemann , 1828
Anthrax francoisi Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999
[7]
Anthrax gideon
Fabricius , 1805
Anthrax giselae François, 1966
Anthrax greatheadi El-Hawagry, 1998
Anthrax innublipennis Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax johanni Zaitzev, 1997
Anthrax koebelei Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax larrea Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax laticellus Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax melanopogon (
Becker , 1892)
Anthrax moursyi El-Hawagry, 1998
Anthrax nidicola Cole, 1952
Anthrax nigriventris Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax nitidus Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax oedipus
Fabricius , 1805
Anthrax painteri Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax pauper (
Loew , 1869)
[16]
Anthrax pelopeius François, 1966
Anthrax picea Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax pilosulus
Strobl , 1902
Anthrax plesius (
Curran , 1927)
Anthrax pluricellus
Williston , 1901
Anthrax pluto
Wiedemann , 1828
[17]
Anthrax punctulatus
Macquart , 1835
Anthrax seriepunctatus (
Osten Sacken , 1886)
[18]
Anthrax slossonae (
Johnson , 1913)
Anthrax snowi Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax stellans (
Loew , 1869)
[16]
Anthrax sticticus
Klug , 1832
Anthrax striatipennis Marston, 1970
[14]
Anthrax trifasciatus Meigen, 1804
Anthrax vallicola Marston, 1963
[13]
Anthrax varius
Fabricius , 1794
Anthrax virgo
Egger , 1859
Anthrax zohrayensis El-Hawagry, 2002
Anthrax zonabriphagus (Portchinsky, 1895
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