Hemipenthes webberi is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2][3][4]
| 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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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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