New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico
Author
Avalos-Hernandez, Omar
Author
Kits, Joel
Author
Trujano-Ortega, Marysol
Author
Garcia-Vazquez, Uri Omar
Author
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
C2F172F901594CB880087649B690CEF0
Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae
Genus
Heterostylum Macquart
Remarks.
The genus is only present in Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Although not as diverse as other genera (only 12 species), specimens from some species are abun
dant
in the field.
Heterostylum robustum
was previously known from Coahuila and was collected during this study. This species is distributed from Canada to central Mexico. There are two revisions for this genus that contains identification keys, one by
Hall and Evenhuis (1980)
and the more recent by
Cunha et al. (2007)
.