page_title: Anthrax (fly)
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Anthrax (fly) / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: Johann Wilhelm Meigen, 1790 Abbildung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten nach der Natur Von Joh. Wilh. Meigen zu Stolberg bei Aachen 1 Taf CCLVII Text here File:EuropäischenZweiflügeligen1790TafCCLVI-CCLXText.jpg Valid names and synonyms at Catalogue of Life (Annual Checklist) and Diptera.org Nomenclator. Types at MNHN collections database Note Europäischen Zweiflügeligen includes species described by previous authors - Linnaeus, Wiedemann, Fabricius, Scopoli, Forster, Fallen, Rossi, Macquart,Robert etc. 1 Anthrax quinquefasciata Wiedemann in Meigen 1820 synonym of Villa cana (Meigen 1804) 2 Anthrax elegans Wiedemann in Meigen 1820 synonym of Thyridanthrax elegans (Wiedemann in Meigen 1820) 3 Anthrax bicincta Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820 synonym of Hemipenthes velutina (Meigen, 1820) 4 Anthrax albina nomen nudum? 5 Anthrax nycthemera Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820 synonym of Hemipenthes velutina (Meigen, 1820) 6 Anthrax jacchus Fabricius, 1805 synonym of Exoprosopa jacchus (Fabricius, 1805) 7 Anthrax grandis Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820 synonym of Exoprosopa grandis (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820) 8 Anthrax phaeoptera Wiedemann, 1820 synonym of Heteralonia phaeoptera (Wiedemann, 1820) (accepted name) 9 Anthrax minos Meigen, 1804 synonym of Exoprosopa minos Meigen, 1804 (accepted name) 10 Anthrax megerlei synonym of Exoprosopa megerlei Meigen, 1820 = E. aegyptiaca Macquart synonym of Villa cingulata Meigen, 1820 (accepted name) 11 Anthrax vespertilio Wiedemann, 1820 synonym of Heteralonia megerlei (Meigen, 1820) possible confusion see 10 12 Anthrax germari Wiedemann, 1820 synonym of Exoprosopa minos Meigen, 1804 (accepted name) 13 Anthrax aeacus Meigen, 1804 14 Conops silacea&#160;?
context_page_description: Anthrax is a genus of bombyliid flies, commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to bees. Most are dull black flies, and are usually small to medium in size, 4–20 millimetres, and many species have striking wing patterns.
  Anthrax is a very large genus. While worldwide in distribution, most species are from the Palaearctic and Afrotropic regions. The genus includes species parasitic on tiger beetles – an unusual trait among the bee-flies. A. anthrax larvae parasitize bees. Many North American species parasitize solitary wasps.
  The type species is Musca morio Linnaeus, 1758, later found to be a misidentification of Musca anthrax Schrank, 1781.
context_section_description: Anthrax aethiops (Fabricius 1781)
  Anthrax alruqibi El-Hawagry, 2013
  Anthrax analis Say, 1823
  Anthrax anthrax (Schrank 1781)
  Anthrax argentatus (Cole, 1919)
  Anthrax artemesia Marston, 1963
  Anthrax atriplex Marston, 1970
  Anthrax aureosquamosus Marston, 1963
  Anthrax binotatus Wiedemann in Meigen 1820
  Anthrax bowdeni Báez 1983
  Anthrax cascadensis Marston, 1963
  Anthrax cathetodaithmos Marston, 1970
  Anthrax chaparralus Marston, 1963
  Anthrax chionostigma Tsacas 1962
  Anthrax cintalapa Cole, 1957
  Anthrax columbiensis Marston, 1963
  Anthrax cybele (Coquillett, 1894)
  Anthrax dentata Becker 1907
  Anthrax distigma Wiedemann
  Anthrax francoisi Evenhuis & Greathead 1999
  Anthrax gideon Fabricius, 1805
  Anthrax giselae François 1966
  Anthrax greatheadi El-Hawagry 1998
  Anthrax innublipennis Marston, 1970
  Anthrax johanni Zaitzev 1997
  Anthrax koebelei Marston, 1970
  Anthrax larrea Marston, 1963
  Anthrax laticellus Marston, 1970
  Anthrax melanopogon (Becker, 1892)
  Anthrax moursyi El-Hawagry 1998
  Anthrax nidicola Cole, 1952
  Anthrax nigriventris Marston, 1970
  Anthrax nitidus Marston, 1970
  Anthrax oedipus Fabricius, 1805
  Anthrax painteri Marston, 1970
  Anthrax pauper (Loew, 1869)
  Anthrax pelopeius François 1966
  Anthrax picea Marston, 1963
  Anthrax pilosulus Strobl 1902
  Anthrax plesius (Curran, 1927)
  Anthrax pluricellus Williston, 1901
  Anthrax pluto Wiedemann, 1828
  Anthrax punctulatus Macquart 1835
  Anthrax seriepinctatus (Osten Sacken, 1886)
  Anthrax slossonae (Johnson, 1913)
  Anthrax snowi Marston, 1970
  Anthrax stellans (Loew, 1869)
  Anthrax sticticus Klug 1832
  Anthrax striatipennis Marston, 1970
  Anthrax trifasciatus Meigen 1804
  Anthrax vallicola Marston, 1963
  Anthrax varius Fabricius 1794
  Anthrax virgo Egger 1859
  Anthrax zohrayensis El-Hawagry 2002
  Anthrax zonabriphagus (Portchinsky 1895
caption: Early conception of the genus Anthrax sensu Meigen.Plate from Johann Wilhelm Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen.The genus is now much more restricted Only one species depicted in this plate is still in Anthrax
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