Hemipenthes webberi
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| Hemipenthes webberi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Villini |
| Genus: | Hemipenthes |
| Species: | H. webberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemipenthes webberi (Johnson, 1919) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hemipenthes webberi is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2][3][4]
Holotype
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.
The holotype, named as Villa webberi by Johnson, 1919, is a male found at Massachusetts. It is in the Museum of Comparative Zoology.
