Hemipenthes webberi
| Hemipenthes webberi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Villini |
| Genus: | Hemipenthes |
| Species: | H. webberi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemipenthes webberi (Johnson, 1919)
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Hemipenthes webberi is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2][3][4]
Description[edit]
H. webberi measures 6–10 mm in length. They have a dark coloured abdomen, thorax, and head, with yellowish flecks on the head and thorax. A few white hairs are present at the edges of the thorax. The antennae are black. The legs are black, except at the tibiae, which are yellow.
Holotype[edit]
The holotype, named as Villa webberi by Johnson, 1919, is a male found at Massachusetts. It is in the Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Biology and lifecycle[edit]
Known larval hosts for Hemipenthes include both Lepidoptera and diprionid sawflies and the tachinid flies and ichneumonoid wasps parasitizing them. Adults fly in June and July.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hemipenthes webberi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Hemipenthes webberi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Hemipenthes webberi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Hemipenthes webberi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
Further reading[edit]
- Psyche, 1919, Vol. 26 by Johnson, pp. 11–12.
- Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification, 2008, #6 Bee Flies by Kits, et al., pg. 12.
- Zootaxa, 2009 #2074 by Hernandez, pp. 42–43.
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