Family Bombyliidae

Many Fabricius types are in either poor condition or even lost. Please contact the Diptera Curator for further information on the condition of the types for individual species. The Wiedemann material listed here is not in every case type material.

Current Family Genus (orig. comb.) Species Author Citation new combination/synonym of
Bombyliidae Anthrax abbadon Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 262 Villa
Bombyliidae Anthrax absalon Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 24 Thyridanthrax
Bombyliidae Bibio aethiops Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 415 Spogostylum
Bombyliidae Anthrax afra Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 258 Exhyalanthrax
Bombyliidae Ligyra alea Bowden 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 321 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius analis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 408 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius anomalus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 174 Adelidea
Bombyliidae Tomomyza anthracoides Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 9 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax apicalis Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 76 Pterobates
Bombyliidae Bombylius argentatus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 134 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius argyropygus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 173 Bombylisoma
Bombyliidae Voluccella atrata Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 570 Usia
Bombyliidae Anthrax aygulus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 121 none
Bombyliidae Exoprosopa bangarolensis Zaitzev 1987: Ent. Obozr. 66: 649 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax belzebul Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 260 Lomatia
Bombyliidae Bombylius bicincta Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 641 Euprepina
Bombyliidae Anthrax bipunctata Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 118 none
Bombyliidae Exoprosopa brunettii Zaitzev 1987: Ent. Obozr. 66: 646 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius byrrhus Bowden 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 297 Eristalopsis
Bombyliidae Anthrax caffer Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 81 Thyridanthrax
Bombyliidae Anthrax capensis Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 83 Heteralonia
Bombyliidae Bibio capucina Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 415 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Anthrax cephus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 124 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax cerberus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 256 Ligyra
Bombyliidae Cytherea cinerea Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 116 Cytherea
Bombyliidae Villa circumdata
longicornis		 Lyneborg 1965: Ent. Meddr. 34: 165 none
Bombyliidae Corsomyza clavicornis Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 12 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius compressus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 135 Amictus
Bombyliidae Bombylius cruciatus Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 569 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius cupreus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 366 Toxophora
Bombyliidae Petrorossia curvipenis Zaitzev 1988: Ent. Obozr. 67: 866 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax dia Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 23 Villa
Bombyliidae Anthrax diffusa Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 23 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius discoideus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 409 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax elegans Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 342 ?
Bombyliidae Ligyra erato Bowden 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 318 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax erythrocephala Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 118 Hyperalonia morio erythrocephala (Fabricius, 1805)
Bombyliidae Anthrax fasciata Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 118 Comptosia nigrescens (Newman, 1841)?
Bombyliidae Anthrax faunus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 126 Villa
Bombyliidae Bombylius ferrugineus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 132 Heterostylum
Bombyliidae Voluccella florea Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 412 Usia
Bombyliidae Anthrax fulvo-hirta Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 99 Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)
Bombyliidae Bombylius fulvonotatus Wiedemann 1818: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(2): 41 Bombomyia
Bombyliidae Anthrax fulvula Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 148 Petrorossia
Bombyliidae Cytherea fusca Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 117 Villa
Bombyliidae Bombylius fuscus Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 474 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax gideon Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 124 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax gorgon Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 126 Villa
Bombyliidae Bombylius griseus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 366 Conophorus
Bombyliidae Anthrax heros Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 8 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Anthrax hessii Wiedemann 1818: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(2): 40 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax hetrusca Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 257 Satyramoeba
Bombyliidae Anthrax holosericea Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 258 Cytherea
Bombyliidae Anthrax hyalina Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 141 Villa
Bombyliidae Bombylius hyalinus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 134 ?
Bombyliidae Anthrax ixion Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 261 Villa
Bombyliidae Anthrax jacchus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: [123], 373 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Toxophora javana Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 179 none
Bombyliidae Anastoechus kashmirensis Zaitzev 1988: Ent. Obozr. 67: 863 none
Bombyliidae Oligodranes langemarcki Francois 1969: Ent. Meddr. 37: 126 none
Bombyliidae Exoprosopa lankiensis Zaitzev 1988: Ent. Obozr. 67: 870 none
Bombyliidae Bibio lar Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 414 Litorhynchus
Bombyliidae Anthrax lasia Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 23 Villa
Bombyliidae Bombylius lateralis Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 129 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax longirostris Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 11 Enica
Bombyliidae Bibio lucifer Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 759 Poecilanthrax
Bombyliidae Systropus macilentus Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 19 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius maculatus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 803 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax maculosa Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 10 Heteralonia
Bombyliidae Anthrax maimon Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 127 Villa gorgon (Fabricius, 1805)
Bombyliidae Usia martini Francois 1969: Ent. Meddr. 37: 110 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax merope Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.:22 Ligyra
Bombyliidae Anthrax merope Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.:22 Ligyra
Bombyliidae Bombylius mexicanus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 166 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius micans Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 569 Bombylius
Bombyliidae Anthrax midas Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 124 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius minimus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 366 Systoechus?
Bombyliidae Voluccella minuta Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 115 Phthiria
Bombyliidae Bombylius mixtus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 165 Systoechus
Bombyliidae Apolysis montivaga Francois 1969: Ent. Meddr. 37: 121 none
Bombyliidae Exoprosopa mudigerensis Zaitzev 1987: Ent. Obozr. 66: 648 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius mystax Wiedemann 1818: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(2): 42 Dischistus
Bombyliidae Anthrax nemesis Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 121 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Anthrax nero Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 127 Villa fusca (Fabricius, 1805)
Bombyliidae Corsomyza nigripes Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 15 none
Bombyliidae Bibio nigrita Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 757 ?
Bombyliidae Heterotropus nigrithorax Francois 1969: Ent. Meddr. 37: 131 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius nitidulus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 409 Anastoechus
Bombyliidae Bombylius oblongus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 135 Amictus
Bombyliidae Cytherea obscura Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 413 none
Bombyliidae Petrorossia oceanica Bowden 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 313 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax oedipus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 123 none
Bombyliidae Geron opacus Bowden 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 312 none
Bombyliidae Petrorossia orientalis Zaitzev 1988: Ent. Obozr. 67: 864 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius ornatus Wiedemann 1828: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 1: 345 Bombylella
Bombyliidae Anthrax pandora Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 121 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Anthrax pennipes Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 129 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Corsomyza pennipes Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 14 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax perimele Wiedemann 1828: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 1: 583 Villa
Bombyliidae Anthrax pithecius Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 122 ?
Bombyliidae Bombylius planicornis Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 569 Bombylius pictus Panzer, 1794
Bombyliidae Cyrtosia pruinosula Francois 1969: Ent. Meddr. 37: 114 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius punctatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 408 Bombylius sticticus Boisduval, 1835
Bombyliidae Anthrax punctipenne Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 90 Spogostylum
Bombyliidae Apatomyza punctipennis Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 11 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax pusilla Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 100 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius pusio Meigen 1830: Syst. Beschr. 6: 327 doubtful species
Bombyliidae Bombylius pusio Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 173 Doliogethes
Bombyliidae Anthrax pygmalion Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 124 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Bombylius roonwali Zaitzev 1988: Ent. Obozr. 67: 864 none
Bombyliidae Bombylius rubricosus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 168 Anastoechus
Bombyliidae Bibio sabaeus Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 416 Lomatia
Bombyliidae Bombylius sciotus Bowden 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 296 Staurostichus
Bombyliidae Anthrax seniculus Wiedemann 1828: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 1: 270 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Bombylius senilis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 411 Geron
Bombyliidae Bombylius seriatus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 2] Pars I: 172 Doliogethes
Bombyliidae Anthrax sexfasciata Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 29 Villa
Bombyliidae Anthrax simplex Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 11 Lomatia
Bombyliidae Corsomyza simplex Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 14 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax simson Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 119 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax sisyphus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 125 ?
Bombyliidae Bibio sphinx Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 329 Ligyra
Bombyliidae Anthrax stheno Wiedemann 1828: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 1: 582 Villa
Bombyliidae Anthrax syphax Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 554 Villa?
Bombyliidae Anthrax tantalus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 260 Ligyra
Bombyliidae Exoprosopa tarikerensis Zaitzev 1987: Ent. Obozr. 66: 645 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax thomae Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 125 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Bombylius thoracicus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 130 none
Bombyliidae Bibio troglodyta Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 759 Villa
Bombyliidae Bombylius vagans Meigen 1830: Syst. Beschr. 6: 327 doubtful species
Bombyliidae Bombylius varius Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 132 none
Bombyliidae Anthrax venosa Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 9 Exoprosopa
Bombyliidae Bombylius versicolor Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 131 Bombylius?
Bombyliidae Bombylius versicolor Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 367 Usia
Bombyliidae Bombylius virescens Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 366 Conophorus

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