Systoechus oreas
| Systoechus oreas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Bombyliini |
| Genus: | Systoechus |
| Species: | S. oreas |
| Binomial name | |
| Systoechus oreas Osten Sacken, 1877 | |
Systoechus oreas is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in British Columbia, Canada and the western United States.[4] Its larvae are predators of grasshopper eggs.[5]
References
- ^ "Systoechus oreas Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Systoechus oreas". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Systoechus oreas species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ a b Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Painter, Reginald H. (1962). "The taxonomy and biology of Systoechus and Anastoechus Bombyliid (Diptera) predators in grasshopper egg pods". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 35 (2): 255–269.