Hyperalonia
Genus of flies
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Hyperalonia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.[1]
| Hyperalonia | |
|---|---|
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| Hyperalonia morio | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthracinae |
| Tribe: | Exoprosopini |
| Genus: | Hyperalonia Rondani, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Anthrax erythrocephala Fabricius, 1805 | |
Hyperalonia is one of the most striking genera of bee flies that can be found in the Neotropical region. The species included in this genus have a large bluish black body with several tufts of red and white hairs, bluish black wings and a yellow head with dark blue eyes.[2][3]
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Hyperalonia:[4][5][6][1]
- Hyperalonia atra Painter & Painter, 1968
- Hyperalonia chilensis Rondani, 1863
- Hyperalonia coeruleiventris (Macquart, 1846)
- Hyperalonia diminuta Couri & Lamas, 1994
- Hyperalonia erythrocephala (Fabricius, 1805)
- Hyperalonia morio (Fabricius, 1775)
- Hyperalonia surinamensis Rondani, 1863