New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico
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Avalos-Hernandez, Omar
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Kits, Joel
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Trujano-Ortega, Marysol
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Garcia-Vazquez, Uri Omar
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Cano-Santana, Zenon
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ZooKeys
2014
422
49
85
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.422.7598
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.422.7598
1313-2970-422-49
C2F172F901594CB880087649B690CEF0
Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae
Rhynchanthrax capreus (Coquillett, 1887)
Figure 17a
Material examined.
CHU: Apr (1 M), Aug (13 F, 6 M), Jul (12 F, 6 M), Sep (1 F, 3 M).
Known Nearctic records.
Mexico (Coahuila); USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah).
Comments.
This is the first record of this species in Mexico.
Rhynchanthrax capreus
is the only species occurring in the northwest of the USA, while the other species in the genus are present mainly in the south and east of the country. This species may also be present in the northwest of Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua).
Figure 17.
Rhynchanthrax
. a
Rhynchanthrax capreus
, female (CNIN 940) dorsal view b
Rhynachantrax texanus
, male (CNIN 263) dorsal view. All scale bars: 3 mm.