Toxophorinae
| Toxophorinae | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Geron | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Diptera | 
| Family: | Bombyliidae | 
| Subfamily: | |
Toxophorinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five living genera and two extinct genera containing more than 400 described species in Toxophorinae.[1][2][3]

Genera
These seven genera belong to the subfamily Toxophorinae:[1]
- Dolichomyia Wiedemann, 1830 i c g b
 - Geron Meigen, 1820 i c g b
 - Systropus Wiedemann, 1820 i c g b
 - Toxophora Meigen, 1803 i g b
 - Zaclava Hull, 1973 c g
 - † Melanderella Cockerell, 1909 g
 - † Paradolichomyia Nel & De Ploëg, 2004 g
 
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[3]
References
- ^ a b Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
 - ^ a b "Toxophorinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
 - ^ a b "Toxophorinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
 - ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
 - ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
 
Further reading
- Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825. 
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0660121253.
 - Yeates, David K.; Greathead, David (1997). "The evolutionary pattern of host use in the Bombyliidae (Diptera): a diverse family of parasitoid flies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 60 (2): 149–185. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1997.tb01490.x. ISSN 0024-4066.
 - Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
 
External links
 Media related to Toxophorinae at Wikimedia Commons
 
