Heterotropus

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Heterotropus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Heterotropinae, which formerly contained at least four genera. The genus has more than 45 species. Classification (simplified): Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Diptera; Family Bombyliidae; Subfamily Heterotropinae; Genus Heterotropus. The genus was first described by Loew in 1873. Synonyms for Heterotropus include Microrhina (Kröber, 1928) and Malthacotricha (Becker, 1907).