Key to Tmemophlebia species

The Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) of Ontario, with a Key to the Species of Eastern Canada
CJAI 06 March 06, 2008
doi: 10.3752/cjai.2008.06

Joel H. Kits* , Stephen A. Marshall* , and Neal L. Evenhuis**

* Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone
Rd. E., Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada jkits@uoguelph.ca, samarsha@uoguelph.ca

** Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, USA neale@bishopmuseum.org

1. Key to the Tmemophlebia species of Ontario and eastern Canada

Larval hosts are unknown; both Ontario species are restricted to sand dunes and extensive sandy areas. Adults of both species fly July – Sept. Key based on Hall and Evenhuis 2004.

1.	Males with basal ¾ of femora black (Figure 22a); females with upper legs of “H” pattern on occiput long and thin (Figure 23a); usually larger (3.5-6 mm). Male with epandrium subtriangular in lateral view with sclerotized villi on posterior surface (Figure 22c)	vockerothi
	Known in Ontario east to Sandbanks Provincial Park and north to Inverhuron Provincial Park (Great Lakes area).
-	Males with femora yellow to brown basally (Figure 22b); females with upper legs of “H” pattern on occiput short and wide (Figure 23b); usually smaller (1.5-3.5 mm). Male with epandrium subglobular in lateral view with sclerotized villi on dorsal surface (Figure 22d)	coquilletti
	Known in Ontario east to Constance Bay and north to Manitoulin Island (widespread from southern Canada to northern Mexico).

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