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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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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First record of Amictus pictus Loew, 1869 (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Cylleniinae) from Iran [PDF]
Check List, 2012 Amictus pictus Loew, 1869 (Insecta: Diptera: Bombyliidae) is recorded here for the first time from Iran. The specimens were collected from northern Iran during 2010 and 2011.
Saeedeh Hakimian +2 more
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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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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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European Journal of Entomology, 2006 Elektrophthiria magnifica gen. n., sp. n., oldest bee fly of the bombyliid subfamily Phthiriinae, is described from the Lowermost Eocene amber of Oise (France).
André Nel
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Species discovery in Southern African bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae): A new species in the revised genus Enica Macquart, 1834 [PDF]
African InvertebratesThe Bombyliidae genera Enica Macquart, 1834 and Nomalonia Rondani, 1863, restricted to South Africa, are synonymized. Currently, one species of Enica is known from South Africa, Enica longirostris (Wiedemann, 1819), and six Nomalonia species are newly ...
Lisa Rollinson, Allan Cabrero
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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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