Anthrax analis explained

Anthrax analis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.[1] It's a parasitoid whose hosts include Cicindela scutellaris, Cicindela hirticollis, Cicindela marginata, Cicindela punctulata, and Cicindela tranquebarica.[2]

Distribution

Canada, Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Cuba, Nicaragua.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Evenhuis . N.L. . Greathead . D.J . World catalog of the bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) . 1999 . Backhuys Publishers . Leiden . xlviii + 756 pp..
  2. Arndt . Erik . Costa . Cleide . Parasitism of Neotropical Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) by Anthrax (Diptera: Bombyliidae) . Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment . 1 April 2001 . 36 . 1 . 63–66 . 10.1076/snfe.36.1.63.8885 . 16 December 2022 . 0165-0521.