Thyridanthrax fenestratus

Thyridanthrax fenestratus
Thyridanthrax fenestratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Thyridanthrax
Species:
T. fenestratus
Binomial name
Thyridanthrax fenestratus
(Fallen, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Anthrax fenestrata Fallén, 1814
  • Anthrax nigrita var. italica Walker, 1849
  • Hemipenthes fenestratus var. montana Paramonov, 1927
  • Anthrax ornatus Hoffmansegg in Wiedemann, 1818
  • Anthrax ornatus Curtis, 1824
  • Anthrax variegata Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818

Thyridanthrax fenestratus is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found throughout Europe, through Greece and Turkey, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and across the Palearctic to China in the East [1][2][3] The larvae are parasitoids of Pemphredon fabricii pupae.[4]

  1. ^ Evenhuis N. L. & Greathead D. J. 2015. World catalog of bee flies (Diptera:Bombyliidae). Revised September 2015. online
  2. ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
  3. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
  4. ^ Bogusch, Petr; Astapenková, Alena; Heneberg, Petr (2015-06-26). "Larvae and Nests of Six Aculeate Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) Nesting in Reed Galls Induced by Lipara spp. (Diptera: Chloropidae) with a Review of Species Recorded". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): e0130802. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130802. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4482587. PMID 26114290.