Genus

Hemipenthes

Hemipenthes sinuosa. Photo: (c) Marilyn M Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hemipenthes is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic and Palearctic Ecozones. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera (Villa) by their wing venation.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Orthorrhapha (Orthorrhaphan flies)
        Superfamily: Asiloidea
        Family: Bombyliidae (Bee flies)
        Subfamily: Anthracinae
        Tribe: Villini (Banded bee flies)
        Genus: Hemipenthes
        Species: Hemipenthes sinuosa (Sinuous bee fly)

Subtaxa

Species: Hemipenthes sinuosa (Sinuous bee fly)

Genus

Hemipenthes

Subtaxa

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