The Position of the Genus Heterotropus in the System of Brachycera-Orthorrhapha (Diptera)

摘要

The position of the genus Heterotropus Loew is considered based on the data on biology of Heterotropus ammophilns Paramonov. Judging by the larval morphology and biology, the subfamily Heterotropinae should be elevated to the family rank and considered within the superfamily Bombylioidea, together with Bombyliidac, Nemestrinidae, and Apioceridae.