The genome sequence of the Downland Villa bee-fly, Villa cingulata (Meigen, 1804) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2023 We present a genome assembly from an individual male Villa cingulata (the Downland Villa bee-fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Bombyliidae). The genome sequence is 412.6 megabases in span.
Susan C. Taylor +3 more
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The genome sequence of the dotted bee-fly, Bombylius discolor (Mikan, 1796) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2022 We present a genome assembly from an individual female Bombylius discolor (the dotted bee-fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Bombyliidae). The genome sequence is 280 megabases in span.
Gavin R. Broad
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The genome sequence of the dark-edged bee fly, Bombylius major (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2023 We present a genome assembly from an individual male Bombylius major (the dark-edged bee fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Bombyliidae). The genome sequence is 304.3 megabases in span. The whole assembly is scaffolded into 7 chromosomal pseudomolecules,
Erica McAlister +2 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The species of genus Geron are easily to be found in arid area, more species were reported from Afrontropical than other regions. Their potential use as important pollinators and natural enemy insect, especially in the desert and semidesert region.
Gang Yao, Liang Wang, Qin Zhang
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The genome sequence of the Anthracite Bee-fly, Anthrax anthrax (Schrank, 1781) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Anthrax anthrax (Anthracite Bee-fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Bombyliidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 334.62 megabases.
Liam M. Crowley
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The mitochondrial genome of Hemipenthes neimengguensis (Diptera: Bombyliidae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The species of genus Hemipenthes can be easily identified by the following characters: wing with extensive infuscate pattern reaching hind margin basally and at least half as long as wing; antennal flagellum onion-shaped and not segmented; fore tibia ...
Jun Luo, Qin Zhang, Gang Yao
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Anastoechus asiaticus (Diptera: Bombyliidae) [PDF]
Scientific DataThe genus Anastoechus plays a crucial role in ecosystems, functioning both as a pollinator and as a natural enemy, with its larvae parasitizing grasshopper egg masses and adults visiting flowers.
Gang Yao +7 more
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A comparative insight into Bombyliid's biodiversity indexes in grasslands in the north of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2023 The Bombyliidae family with around 5382 described species is one of the most important families in order Diptera considering their remarkable roles in biological pest control.
Shirin Aghavirdinezhad +2 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2023 Bombyliidae (bee flies) is a large family in the order Diptera. Their larvae are predators or parasitoids of several insect orders, such as Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera, some species of the genus Systoechus are predators of ...
Gang YAO +5 more
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Seven new records of bee flies (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2022 Background Bombyliidae (bee flies) are one of the largest dipterous families in Saudi Arabia with 116 hitherto recorded species. Larvae of these flies are predators or parasitoids of different stages of other insects in the orders Orthoptera, Neuroptera,
Magdi El-Hawagry +4 more
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