Poecilanthrax

Poecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies).

These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi are reduced, and the tibia smooth. The larvae feed on the moth larva of members of the family Noctuidae. Adults feed on pollen.





Species

 * Poecilanthrax alcyon (Say, 1824) i c b
 * Poecilanthrax alpha (Osten Sacken, 1877) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax apache Painter & Hall, 1960 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax arizonensis Taber, 2008 c g
 * Poecilanthrax autumnalis (Cole, 1917) i c g
 * Poecilanthrax bicellata (Macquart, 1847) c g b
 * Poecilanthrax brachypus Calderwood, 1995 c g
 * Poecilanthrax californicus (Cole, 1917) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax colei Johnson and Johnson, 1957 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax demogorgon (Walker, 1849) i c g
 * Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax eremicus Painter & Hall, 1960 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax fasciatus Johnson & Johnson, 1957 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax flaviceps (Loew, 1869) c g
 * Poecilanthrax fuliginosus (Loew, 1869) c b
 * Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis Painter & Hall, 1960 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax ingens Johnson & Johnson, 1957 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax interruptus Painter & Hall, 1960 c g
 * Poecilanthrax johnsonorum Painter and Hall, 1960 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax litoralis Painter & Hall, 1960 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax loewi Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 c g
 * Poecilanthrax lucifer (Fabricius, 1775) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax macquarti Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 c g
 * Poecilanthrax marmoreus Johnson and Johnson, 1957 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax mexicanus Painter, 1969 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax moffitti Painter and Hall, 1960 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax montanus Painter and Hall, 1960 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax monticola Johnson & Johnson, 1957 c g b
 * Poecilanthrax nigripennis (Cole, 1917) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax painteri Maughan, 1935 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax pallidifrons Evenhuis, 1977 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax pilosus (Cole, 1917) i c g
 * Poecilanthrax poecilogaster (Osten Sacken, 1886b) c g b
 * Poecilanthrax robustus Johnson and Johnson, 1957 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax sackenii (Coquillett, 1887) c g b
 * Poecilanthrax signatipennis (Cole, 1917) i c g
 * Poecilanthrax tanbarkensis Painter and Hall, 1960 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax tegminipennis (Say, 1824) i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax varius Painter & Hall, 1960 i c g b
 * Poecilanthrax vexativus Painter and Hall, 1960 i c g
 * Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887) i c b
 * Poecilanthrax zionensis Johnson and Johnson, 1957 i c g

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