| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Carlos José Einicker Lamas
[1]
;
Carolina Yamaguchi
Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA; v. 107, 2017-05-02. |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT Bombyliidae is one of the largest Diptera families with more than 4,500 worldwide species. Their species vary from robust to thin, and may be small to large (2-20 mm) and looks like bees or wasps. Adults can often be seen either resting and sunning themselves on trails, rocks or twigs or feeding on flowering plants as they are nectar feeders. All known larvae of bee flies are predators or parasitoids of arthropods. The Brazilian fauna of bombyliids comprises at the moment 110 species of which 12 have been recorded to the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/52314-0 - The SISBIOTA - Diptera Brazilian network: a long term survey of Diptera from unexplored central areas of Brazil |
| Grantee: | Carlos José Einicker Lamas |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |