Crocidiinae Explained

Crocidiinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 8 genera and 50 described species in Crocidiinae.

Genera

These eight genera belong to the subfamily Crocidiinae:

• Apatomyza Wiedemann, 1820

^{c g}

• Crocidium Loew, 1860

^{c g}

• Desmatomyia Williston, 1895

^{i c g}

• Inyo Hall & Evenhuis, 1987

^{i c g}

• Mallophthiria Edwards, 1930

^{c g}

• Megaphthiria Hall, 1976

^{c g}

• Semiramis Becker, 1912

^{c g}

• Timiomyia Evenhuis, 1978

^cData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• The families and genera of North American Diptera. 1934. Charles . H. Curran. 10.5962/bhl.title.6825. free.
• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera. 1987. McAlpine . J.F.. Petersen . B.V.. Shewell . G.E.. Teskey . H.J.. Vockeroth . J.R.. Wood . D.M.. 4. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0660121253.
• The evolutionary pattern of host use in the Bombyliidae (Diptera): a diverse family of parasitoid flies. 1997. Yeates . David K.. Greathead . David. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 60. 2. 149–185. 0024-4066. 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1997.tb01490.x. free.