Hemipenthes seminigra is a fly in the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies) endemic to North America.[1]
| Hemipenthes seminigra | |
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| Hemipenthes seminiger, Arizona | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Hemipenthes |
| Species: | H. seminigra
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemipenthes seminigra Loew, 1869
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| Synonyms | |
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Anthrax eumenes Osten Sacken, 1886 | |
Description
editThe species is 8–12 mm long, with a brown-black body marked by a strip of white hairs along the thorax. The short, round black head bears short antennae. The wings often have a white spot in the center.
Habitat
editThis species occurs in forests and on forest edges.
References
edit- ^ "Oldstyle id: 4599c6d277d3ea5387661bbba95c695b". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1869, Vol. 13 by Loew, pp. 27–28.
- Biologia Centrali-Americana, 1886–1901 by Osten Sacken, pg. 115 and pp. 131–132.
- Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 1962, vol. 35, by Painter & Painter, pg. 102.
- Zootaxa, 2009, #2074 Hemipenthes by Avalos-Hernandez, pp. 37–38.
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