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Hemipenthes webberi

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Hemipenthes webberi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Tribe: Villini
Genus: Hemipenthes
Species:
H. webberi
Binomial name
Hemipenthes webberi
(Johnson, 1919)
Synonyms[1]
  • Villa webberi Johnson, 1919

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

Description

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Hemipenthes webberi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ "Hemipenthes webberi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ "Hemipenthes webberi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ "Hemipenthes webberi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.

Further reading

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  • 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.