Hemipenthes webberi (Johnson 1919)

Hemipenthes webberi is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.^[1][2][3][4]

Description

H. webberi measures 6–10 mm in length. They have a dark coloured abdomen, thorax, and head, with yellowish flecks on the head and thorax. A few white hairs are present at the edges of the thorax. The antennae are black. The legs are black, except at the tibiae, which are yellow.

Holotype

The holotype, named as Villa webberi by Johnson, 1919, is a male found at Massachusetts. It is in the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Biology and lifecycle

Known larval hosts for Hemipenthes include both Lepidoptera and diprionid sawflies and the tachinid flies and ichneumonoid wasps parasitizing them. Adults fly in June and July.

References

Hemipenthes webberi adalah spesies lalat yang berasal dari genus Hemipenthes dan famili Bombyliidae. Lalat ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Diptera, kelas Insecta, filum Arthropoda, dan kingdom Animalia.

Lalat ini biasanya memakan nektar dan polen yang ada dalam bunga.

Referensi

• Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Diakses pada 24 September 2012.

Hemipenthes webberi is een vliegensoort uit de familie van de wolzwevers (Bombyliidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1919 door Johnson.