Usiinae

Usiinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 3 genera and 180 described species in Usiinae.[1][2][3]

Usiinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Usiinae
Becker
Tribes
  • Apolysini Evenhuis
  • Usiini Becker

Genera

These three genera belong to the subfamily Usiinae:[1]

  • Apolysis Loew, 1860 i c g b
  • Parageron Paramonov, 1929 c g
  • Usia Latreille, 1802 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References
  1. Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  2. "Usiinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. "Usiinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  5. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-12-31.

Further reading
  • 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.
  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
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