''Heterostylum'' is a genus of

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belonging to the family

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(bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the

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. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera by an indentation in the hind margin of the eye and unique wing venation.

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e of the genus feed on mining bees.

Species

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Heterostylum bicolor ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' ( Loew, 1861) - Neotropical: Cuba. *'' Heterostylum croceum'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas) *''

Heterostylum deani ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming) *''

Heterostylum duocolor ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' (Painter & Painter, 1974) - Neotropical: Argentina *''

Heterostylum engelhardti ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California, Texas, Utah). *''

Heterostylum evenhuisi ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' Cunha & Lamas, 2005 - Neotropical: Brazil: Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo. *''

Heterostylum ferrugineum ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

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, 1805) - Neotropical: Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Roraima, São Paulo) *''

'' Painter, 1930 - Nearctic: USA (Arizona, California, Texas, Utah). *''

Heterostylum haemorrhoicum ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' ( Loew, 1863) - Neotropical: Cuba, Haiti. *''

Heterostylum helvolum ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' Hall and Evenhuis, 1981 - Nearctic: Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas). *'' Heterostylum hirsutum'' ( Thunberg, 1827) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela. *''

Heterostylum maculipennis ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' Cunha & Lamas, 2005 - Nearctic: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo *''

Heterostylum pallipes ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

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, 1892 - Neotropical: Haiti. *''

Heterostylum robustum ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

'' ( Osten Sacken, 1877) - Nearctic: Canada (Alberta), Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Guerrero, Morelos, Nuevo León, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah). *''

Heterostylum rufum ''Heterostylum'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are 14 described species, distributed throughout the Americas. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–15 mm. They can be di ...

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, 1789) - Neotropical: Argentina, Brazil (Acre), Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico (Tabasco), Peru, U.S. Virgin Islands.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5747799 Bombyliidae Bombyliidae genera Diptera of North America Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart