Systropus macer
| Systropus macer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Toxophorinae |
| Genus: | Systropus |
| Species: | S. macer |
| Binomial name | |
| Systropus macer Loew, 1863 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Systropus macer is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in eastern North America in Ontario, Canada, and in the United States from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Texas.[5] It is a parasitoid of Limacodidae caterpillars, including Adoneta spinuloides, Euclea delphinii, Lithacodes fasciola, Prolimacodes badia, and Parasa indetermina. [6]
References
- ^ a b "Systropus macer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Systropus macer species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Systropus macer". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Systropus macer Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ Gates, M. W.; Lill, J. T.; Kula, R. R.; Stoepler, T. M. (2012-01-01). "Review of parasitoid wasps and flies (Hymenoptera, Diptera) associated with Limacodidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with a key to genera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 114. Entomological Society of Washington: 24–110. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.114.1.24. ISSN 0013-8797. Retrieved 2024-08-22.