Systropus macer

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

Systropus macer is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in eastern North America in Ontario, Canada, and in the United States from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Texas. It is a parasitoid of Limacodidae caterpillars, including Adoneta spinuloides, Euclea delphinii, Lithacodes fasciola, Prolimacodes badia, and Parasa indetermina.

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  6. ↑ Gates, M. W.; Lill, J. T.; Kula, R. R.; Stoepler, T. M. (2012-01-01). "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. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.114.1.24. ISSN 0013-8797. Retrieved 2024-08-22.