Poecilanthrax

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

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

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

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