Xenox
Xenox is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). There are about five described species in Xenox,[1][2][3][4] all of which parasitize bees in the genus Xylocopa as larvae.[5]
Xenox tigrinus
| Xenox | |
|---|---|
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| Xenox tigrinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Asiloidea |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Xenox Evenhuis, 1985 |
Species
These five species belong to the genus Xenox:
- Xenox delila (Loew, 1869) i c g b
- Xenox habrosus (Marston, 1970) i c g b
- Xenox simson (Fabricius, 1805) i
- Xenox tigrinus (De Geer, 1776) i c g b (tiger bee fly)
- Xenox xylocopae (Marston, 1970) i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- "Xenox Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Browse Xenox". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Xenox". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Xenox Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- Evenhuis, Neal L. (19 April 1985). "The Status of the Genera of the Tribe Anthracini (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" (PDF). International Journal of Entomology. 27 (1–2): 167. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
Further reading
- 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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