''Atrichochira'' is a genus of

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 hindwin ...

belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are four described species, two from

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...

and two from western

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. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of , are yellowish brown with a black mesonotum and the stylate part of the third antennal is thickened.

Species

*'' Atrichochira commoni'' Lambkin & Yeates, 2003 *'' Atrichochira inermis'' ( Bezzi, 1912) *'' Atrichochira paramonovi'' Lambkin & Yeates, 2003 *'' Atrichochira pediformis'' ( Bezzi, 1921)

References

Bombyliidae Diptera of Africa Diptera of Australasia Bombyliidae genera {{Bombyliidae-stub