Hemipenthes seminigra

Hemipenthes seminigra is a fly in the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies) endemic to North America.[1]

Hemipenthes seminigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Hemipenthes
Species:
H. seminigra
Binomial name
Hemipenthes seminigra
Loew, 1869
Synonyms

Anthrax eumenes Osten Sacken, 1886

Description

The species is 8–12 mm long, with a brown-black body marked by a strip of white hairs along the thorax. The short, round black head bears short antennae. The wings often have a white spot in the center.

Habitat

This species occurs in forests and on forest edges.

References

  • Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1869, Vol. 13 by Loew, pp. 27–28.
  • Biologia Centrali-Americana, 1886–1901 by Osten Sacken, pg. 115 and pp. 131–132.
  • Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 1962, vol. 35, by Painter & Painter, pg. 102.
  • Zootaxa, 2009, #2074 Hemipenthes by Avalos-Hernandez, pp. 37–38.


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