Fauna of parasitic bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) of Yakutia (Russia)

Abstract

A review of bee flies (Bombyliidae) of Yakutia is given for the first time. The list consists of 20 species from three subfamilies Bombyliinae, Systropodinae, Exoprosopinae, localities, data and habitats being included. Eighteen species are recorded for the first time on the territory of Yakutia and seven species Anthrax varius Fabicius, 1794, Bombylius undulatus diagonalis Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820, Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Fallén, 1814), Th. perspecillaris (Loew, 1864), Villa cingulata (Meigen, 1804), V. panica (Rossi, 1790), V. venusta (Meigen, 1820) for Siberia. Northern border of ranges of some species are marked for the first time in Asia. Analysis of distribution of Bombyliidae on landscapes in Yakutia is given

Keywords

• bee flies
• Diptera
• Bombyliidae
• East Siberia
• Yakutia