Definition of Bombyliid. Meaning of Bombyliid. Synonyms of Bombyliid

- for bee fly species that lack a long proboscis or long, thin legs. Such bombyliids can still be distinguished in the field by anatomical features such as:...
- often mimic Hymenoptera and hover around flowers, as well, rendering some bombyliid species hard to tell apart from Syrphidae at first glance. Hoverflies...
- bacterium responsible for anthrax, the disease Anthrax (fly), a genus of bombyliid flies Camponotus anthrax, a species of ant Anthrax (American band), an...
- from the ants by imitating chemical odours given by ant colony members. Bombyliid bee flies such as Bombylius major are short-bodied, round, furry, and...
- Anthrax is a genus of bombyliid flies, commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to bees. Most are dull black flies, and are usually small...
- Exhyalanthrax is a small genus of bombyliid flies. Bombyliids are commonly known as bee flies due to their resemblance to bees. Exhyalanthrax are found...
- proboscides length is often seen at the subfamily level. B.canescens is a Bombyliid fly of the long-proboscis variety. Specimens collected in Italy had proboscis...
- thread, the territorial male pursues it. There is one common species of bombyliid flies known to parasitize the larvae of Xylocopa virginica: Xenox tigrinus...
- ectoparasite of T. politum prepupae. Other sources of parasitism include the bombyliid fly Anthrax, chrysidid wasps, and various species of scavenger flies (Miltogramminae)...
- Reginald H. (1962). "The taxonomy and biology of Systoechus and Anastoechus Bombyliid (Diptera) predators in gr****hopper egg pods". Journal of the Kansas Entomological...