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Phthiriini

Phthiriini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 90 described species in Phthiriini, found worldwide.

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Phthiriini
Neacreotrichus, California
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Phthiriinae
Tribe: Phthiriini
Becker, 1913

Phthiriini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 90 described species in Phthiriini, found worldwide.123

Genera

These six genera belong to the tribe Phthiriini:

  • Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986
  • Acreotrichus Macquart, 1850
  • Australiphthiria Evenhuis, 1986
  • Neacreotrichus Cockerell, 1917
  • Phthiria Meigen, 1803
  • Pygocona Hull, 1973
References

References

  1. "Phthiriini Becker, 1913". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. "Phthiriini tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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