''Anthrax'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of bombyliid

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

, commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to

bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...

s. Most are dull black flies, and are usually small to medium in size, , and many species have striking wing patterns. ''Anthrax'' is a very large genus. While worldwide in distribution, most species are from the

Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

and

Afrotropic The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the islan ...

regions. The genus includes species

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...

tiger beetle Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...

s – an unusual trait among the bee-flies. ''A. anthrax'' larvae parasitize bees. Many North American species parasitize

solitary wasp Hunting wasps are members of various taxa of the insect order Hymenoptera. Their habits and affinities vary in many ways, but all practise parental care of their larvae in that they capture prey, usually insects, to feed their larvae. Whethe ...

s. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

is '' Musca morio''

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

, later found to be a misidentification of ''Musca anthrax'' Schrank, 1781.

Species

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Anthrax actuosus Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

'' Paramonov, 1935 *''

Anthrax alagoezicus Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

'' Paramonov, 1935 *'' Anthrax albofasciatus'' Macquart, 1840 *''

Anthrax alruqibi Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

'' El-Hawagry, 2013 *''

Anthrax analis ''Anthrax analis'' is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It's a parasitoid whose hosts include '' Cicindela scutellaris'', '' Cicindela hirticollis'', '' Cicindela marginata'', ''Cicindela punctulata'', and ''Cicindela tranquebaric ...

'' Say, 1823 *'' Anthrax anthrax'' ( Schrank, 1781) *'' Anthrax argentatus'' (Cole, 1919) *'' Anthrax artemesia'' Marston, 1963 *'' Anthrax atriplex'' Marston, 1970 *'' Anthrax aureosquamosus'' Marston, 1963 *'' Anthrax bezzianus'' Paramonov, 1935 *'' Anthrax binotatus''

Wiedemann Wiedemann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Barbara Wiedemann (born 1945), American poet * Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), German physician, historian, naturalist *Elisabeth Wiedemann (1926-2015), Ger ...

''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 Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scient ...

, 1894) *'' Anthrax dentata'' Becker, 1907 *'' Anthrax distigma''

, 1828 *'' Anthrax francoisi'' Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 *'' Anthrax gideon''

Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 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''

, 1805 *'' Anthrax painteri'' Marston, 1970 *'' Anthrax pauper'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Anthrax pelopeius'' François, 1966 *'' Anthrax picea'' Marston, 1963 *'' Anthrax pilosulus''

Strobl Strobl (or Strobl am Wolfgangsee) is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District (''Flachgau''), in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria. It comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Aig ...

, 1902 *'' Anthrax plesius'' (

Curran Curran may refer to: People * Curran (surname) * Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater Material * Curran (material) Places *Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada ;Northern Ireland * Curran, County Londonderry ...

, 1927) *'' Anthrax pluricellus'' Williston, 1901 *'' Anthrax pluto''

, 1828 *'' Anthrax punctulatus'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Anthrax seriepunctatus'' (

Osten Sacken The House von der Osten-Sacken is an old and distinguished noble family of Baltic Germans. The family members held the titles of ''Baron'', ''Graf'', ''Knyaz'' and ''Fürst''. History The origins of the family are traced to 14th century. In 16 ...

, 1886) *'' Anthrax slossonae'' (

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

, 1913) *'' Anthrax snowi'' Marston, 1970 *'' Anthrax stellans'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Anthrax sticticus''

Klug Klug is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug (1775–1856), German entomologist * Bernd Klug (1914–1975), German naval officer * Al Klug (1920–1957), American football player * Aaron Klug (1926 ...

, 1832 *'' Anthrax striatipennis'' Marston, 1970 *'' Anthrax trifasciatus'' Meigen, 1804 *'' Anthrax vallicola'' Marston, 1963 *'' Anthrax varius''

, 1794 *'' Anthrax virgo'' Egger, 1859 *'' Anthrax zohrayensis'' El-Hawagry, 2002 *'' Anthrax zonabriphagus'' (Portchinsky, 1895

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q401663 Bombyliidae genera Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Bombyliidae Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America