Systropus macer is a species of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae).[1][2][3][4] It is a parasitoid of Limacodidae caterpillars, including Adoneta spinuloides, Euclea delphinii, Lithacodes fasciola, Prolimacodes badia, and Parasa indetermina. [5]

Systropus macer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Subfamily: Toxophorinae
Genus: Systropus
Species:
S. macer
Binomial name
Systropus macer
Loew, 1863
Synonyms[1]
  • Cephenus imbecillus Karsch, 1880
  • Cephenus infuscatus Karsch, 1880

References

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  1. ^ a b "Systropus macer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ "Systropus macer species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ "Systropus macer". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ^ "Systropus macer Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ^ Gates, M. W.; Lill, J. T.; Kula, R. R.; Stoepler, T. M. (2012-01-01). "(PDF) Review of parasitoid wasps and flies (Hymenoptera, Diptera) associated with Limacodidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with a key to genera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 114. Entomological Society of Washington: 24–110. ISSN 0013-8797. Retrieved 2024-08-22.