Sparnopolius Explained

Sparnopolius is a genus of bee flies, insects in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 17 described species in Sparnopolius.

Species

These 17 species belong to the genus Sparnopolius:

• Sparnopolius anomalus (Painter, 1940)

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• Sparnopolius cockerelli (Hesse, 1938)

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• Sparnopolius coloradensis Grote, 1867

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• Sparnopolius confusus (Wiedemann, 1824)

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• Sparnopolius distinctus (Walker, 1852)

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• Sparnopolius diversus Williston, 1901

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• Sparnopolius heteropterus (Macquart, 1840)

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• Sparnopolius hyalinus (Fabricius, 1805)

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• Sparnopolius hyalipennis (Macquart, 1846)

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• Sparnopolius inornatus (Walker, 1849)

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• Sparnopolius karasanus (Hesse, 1938)

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• Sparnopolius leucopygus (Wulp, 1885)

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• Sparnopolius megacephalus (Portschinsky, 1887)

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• Sparnopolius nigracinctus (Roberts, 1929)

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• Sparnopolius ochrobasis Hall and Evenhuis, 1982

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• Sparnopolius permixtus (Hesse, 1938)

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• Sparnopolius teniurostris (Roberts, 1928)

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Further reading

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