Family Bombyliidae
(bee flies)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Protostomia (protostomes)
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  Ecdysozoa
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  Phylum Arthropoda (crustaceans, insects, spiders, and relatives)
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  Uniramia
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  Subphylum Hexapoda
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  Class Insecta (insects)
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  Subclass Pterygota (winged insects)
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  Superorder Neoptera
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  Holometabola
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  Order Diptera (true flies)
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  Suborder Brachycera (circular-seamed flies, muscoid flies, and short-horned flies)
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  Infraorder Muscomorpha
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  Family Bombyliidae (bee flies)
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  Genus Acreophthiria
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  Subfamily Anthracinae
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  Tribe Anthracini
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  Genus Anthrax
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  Genus Dicranoclista
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  Genus Xenox
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  Tribe Exoprosopini
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  Genus Astrophanes
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  Genus Chrysanthrax
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  Genus Cyananthrax
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  Genus Diochanthrax
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  Genus Dipalta
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  Genus Exoprosopa
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  Genus Hemipenthes
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  Genus Lepidanthrax
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  Genus Ligyra
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  Genus Mancia
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  Genus Neodiplocampta
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  Genus Oestranthrax
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  Genus Paradiplocampta
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  Genus Paravilla
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  Genus Poecilanthrax
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  Genus Rhynchanthrax
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  Genus Stonyx
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  Genus Thyridanthrax
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  Genus Villa
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  Genus Apsilocephala
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  Subfamily Bombyliinae
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  Tribe Bombyliini
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  Genus Anastoechus
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  Genus Bombylius
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  Genus Systoechus
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  Tribe Conophorini
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  Genus Aldrichia
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  Genus Conophorus
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  Genus Sparnopolius
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  Tribe Dischistini
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  Genus Heterostylum
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  Genus Triploechus
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  Tribe Lordotini
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  Genus Geminaria
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  Genus Lordotus
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  Genus Caenotoides
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  Genus Cladella
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  Subfamily Cythereinae
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  Genus Pantarbes
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  Subfamily Desmatomyiinae
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  Genus Desmatomyia
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  Subfamily Ecliminae
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  Genus Lepidophora
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  Genus Sphenoidoptera
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  Genus Thevenemyia
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  Genus Euryphthiria
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  Subfamily Geroninae
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  Genus Geron
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  Subfamily Heterotropinae
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  Genus Apystomyia
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  Genus Caenotus
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  Genus Cerenotoides
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  Genus Prorates
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  Subfamily Homoeophthalmae
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  Genus Inyo
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  Subfamily Lomatiinae
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  Tribe Aphoebantini
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  Genus Aphoebantus
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  Genus Desmatoneura
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  Genus Epacmus
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  Genus Eucessia
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  Genus Exepacmus
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  Tribe Lomatiini
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  Genus Bryodemina
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  Genus Ogcodocera
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  Subfamily Mythicomyiinae
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  Tribe Glabellulini
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  Genus Empidideicus
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  Genus Glabellula
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  Genus Mythenteles
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  Genus Paraconsors
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  Tribe Mythicomyiini
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  Genus Mythicomyia
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  Tribe Platypygini
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  Genus Platypygus
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  Genus Nexus
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  Subfamily Phthiriinae
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  Genus Neacreotrichus
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  Genus Phthiria
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  Genus Poecilognathus
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  Genus Relictiphthiria
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  Subfamily Systropinae
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  Genus Dolichomyia
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  Genus Systropus
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  Genus Tmemophlebia
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  Subfamily Tomomyzinae
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  Genus Amphicosmus
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  Genus Metacosmus
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  Genus Paracosmus
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  Subfamily Toxophorinae
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  Genus Toxophora
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  Subfamily Usiinae
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  Genus Apolysis
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  Genus Oligodranes