Carlos José Einicker Lamas
Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia, Faculty Member
Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Zoology, Biology, Brazil, Porifera, and 9 moreMedicine, Phylogeny, Female, Animals, Male, Chironomidae, Genus, Sponge, and Phylogenetic Tree
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Mydidae (Diptera, Asiloidea) are a relatively rare group of flies, and the knowledge on the Colombian mydids is very poor. According to available literature, only two species are registered to this country, Protomydas coerulescens... more
Mydidae (Diptera, Asiloidea) are a relatively rare group of flies, and the knowledge on the Colombian mydids is very poor. According to available literature, only two species are registered to this country, Protomydas coerulescens (Olivier, 1811) and P. rubidapex (Wiedemann, 1830).
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Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless, quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant challenge. We designed a study to address this challenge by... more
Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless, quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant challenge. We designed a study to address this challenge by documenting the variability of the insect fauna across a vertical canopy gradient in a Central Amazonian tropical forest. Insects were sampled over two weeks using 6-m Gressitt-style Malaise traps set at five heights (0 m–32 m–8 m intervals) on a metal tower in a tropical forest north of Manaus, Brazil. The traps contained 37,778 specimens of 18 orders of insects. Using simulation approaches and nonparametric analyses, we interpreted the abundance and richness of insects along this gradient. Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Coleoptera had their greatest abundance at the ground level, whereas Lepidoptera and Hemiptera were more abundant in the upper levels of the canopy. We identified species of 38 of the 56 families of Diptera, finding that 527 out of 856 speci...
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ABSTRACT Four new species of Apatomyza Wiedemann: A. bethuliensis sp. n., A. proboscidea sp. n., A. aurea sp. n., A. glabripleura sp. n. and three new species of Crocidium Loew: C. giganteum sp. n., C. hessei sp. n. and C. globithorax sp.... more
ABSTRACT Four new species of Apatomyza Wiedemann: A. bethuliensis sp. n., A. proboscidea sp. n., A. aurea sp. n., A. glabripleura sp. n. and three new species of Crocidium Loew: C. giganteum sp. n., C. hessei sp. n. and C. globithorax sp. n., are together with the male of Apatomyza capensis Lamas, Evenhuis & Couri described and illustrated. A general key to the Southern African species of Crocidiinae is presented.
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Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Zoology, Biology, Medicine, Anatomy, and 3 moreGenus, Scape, and Terminalia Catappa
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A catalogue of types of Conopoidea, Diopsoidea, Nerioidea and Tephritoidea (Diptera, Schizophora) in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo Catálogo de tipos de Conopoidea, Diopsoidea, Nerioidea e Tephritoidea (Diptera, Schizophora) da coleção do "Museu de Zoologia d...more
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We present a summary and analysis of the Diptera-related information published in Zootaxa from 2001 to 2020, with a focus on taxonomic papers. Altogether, 2,527 papers on Diptera were published, including 2,032 taxonomic papers and 1,931... more
We present a summary and analysis of the Diptera-related information published in Zootaxa from 2001 to 2020, with a focus on taxonomic papers. Altogether, 2,527 papers on Diptera were published, including 2,032 taxonomic papers and 1,931 papers containing new nomenclatural acts, equivalent to 22% of all publications with new nomenclatural acts for Diptera. The new nomenclatural acts include 7,431 new species, 277 new genera, 2,003 new synonymies, and 1,617 new combinations. A breakdown by family of new taxa and new replacement names proposed in the journal during the last two decades is provided, together with a comparison of Zootaxa’s output to that of all other taxonomic publications on Diptera. Our results show that the journal has contributed to 20% of all biodiversity discovery in this megadiverse insect order over the last 20 years, and to about 31% in the last decade.
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Measuring species richness of tropical forests is a major challenge. Such measurement is a key information in many senses, from an evolutionary perspective to conservation of threatened, fragile habitats. Data has gradually shown that the... more
Measuring species richness of tropical forests is a major challenge. Such measurement is a key information in many senses, from an evolutionary perspective to conservation of threatened, fragile habitats. Data has gradually shown that the canopy of tropical forest is a hugely complex component of the forest, but a precise assessment of the diversity of megadiverse groups in the canopy is still wanting. We collected large samples of insects were along a period of two weeks using 6-meter Gressitt-style Malaise traps set at five heights on a metal tower in a tropical forest north of Manaus—one trap at the ground level, one trap above the canopy (32 m) and three traps at intermediate levels (8, 16 and 24 m). The samples contained 37,778 specimens belonging to 18 order of insects. Fifty-seven families of flies (Diptera) were found, 39 of which were identified to 368 genera and 856 species. The species of these 39 families of flies fit into eight patterns of vertical distribution of abund...
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Chrysomydas Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel, 1989 (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae, Stratiomydina), is a poorly known monotypic genus, with the type-species, C. nitidulus (Olivier, 1811), recorded from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.... more
Chrysomydas Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel, 1989 (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae, Stratiomydina), is a poorly known monotypic genus, with the type-species, C. nitidulus (Olivier, 1811), recorded from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname. The present work aims to provide an updated diagnosis for the genus and type-species, C. nitidulus, along with the description of C. phoenix Calhau & Lamas sp. nov. from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, based on a male imago and associated pupal exuviae. Additionally, the first bionomic data for the genus are reported, with the rearing of adult C. nitidulus in the laboratory from larvae collected under the decaying trunk of a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The new species is easily distinguished from C. nitidulus by the predominantly black tergal and scutal setulae, which are golden in the type-species. They also differ by the male genitalia and shape of the proboscis.
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Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is a great burden on the poorest and most marginalized communities of the tropical and subtropical world. Approximately 41 species of Anopheline mosquitoes can effectively spread species of... more
Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is a great burden on the poorest and most marginalized communities of the tropical and subtropical world. Approximately 41 species of Anopheline mosquitoes can effectively spread species of Plasmodium parasites that cause human malaria. Proposing a natural classification for the subfamily Anophelinae has been a continuous effort, addressed using both morphology and DNA sequence data. The monophyly of the genus Anopheles, and phylogenetic placement of the genus Bironella, subgenera Kerteszia, Lophopodomyia and Stethomyia within the subfamily Anophelinae, remain in question. To understand the classification of Anophelinae, we inferred the phylogeny of all three genera (Anopheles, Bironella, Chagasia) and major subgenera by analysing the amino acid sequences of the 13 protein coding genes of 150 newly sequenced mitochondrial genomes of Anophelinae and 18 newly sequenced Culex species as outgroup taxa, supplemented with 23 mitogenomes from GenBank....
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RESUMO Bombyliidae é uma das maiores famílias de Diptera com mais de 4.500 espécies conhecidas em todo o mundo. Suas espécies variam de robustas a delgadas e podem ser de diminutas a muito grandes (2-20 mm) e parecem abelhas ou vespas.... more
RESUMO Bombyliidae é uma das maiores famílias de Diptera com mais de 4.500 espécies conhecidas em todo o mundo. Suas espécies variam de robustas a delgadas e podem ser de diminutas a muito grandes (2-20 mm) e parecem abelhas ou vespas. Adultos são comumente avistados pousados ou tomando sol em trilhas, pedras ou galhos, ou ainda se alimentando de néctar em flores. Todas as larvas conhecidas de Bombyliidae são predadoras ou parasitoides de artrópodes. A fauna brasileira de Bombyliidae compreende, até o momento, 110 espécies das quais 12 possuem registro assinalado para o estado do Mato Grosso do Sul.
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Pyrgotidae is a family of endoparasitics flies of beetles with worldwide distribution. The Neotropical fauna is composed by 59 valid species names disposed in 13 genera. The occurrence of Pyrgota longipes Hendel is the first record of the... more
Pyrgotidae is a family of endoparasitics flies of beetles with worldwide distribution. The Neotropical fauna is composed by 59 valid species names disposed in 13 genera. The occurrence of Pyrgota longipes Hendel is the first record of the family in Colombia.
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Recently a new species of bombyliid fly, Marleyimyia xylocopae, was described by Marshall & Evenhuis (2015) based on two photographs taken during fieldwork in the Republic of South Africa. This species has no preserved holotype. The paper... more
Recently a new species of bombyliid fly, Marleyimyia xylocopae, was described by Marshall & Evenhuis (2015) based on two photographs taken during fieldwork in the Republic of South Africa. This species has no preserved holotype. The paper generated some buzz, especially among dipterists, because in most cases photographs taken in the field provide insufficient information for properly diagnosing and documenting species of Diptera.
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Roraima is a Brazilian state located in the northern portion of the Amazon basin, with few studies regarding its biodiversity. The Ecological Station of Maracá (Brazil, state of Roraima) harbors the third largest Brazilian pluvial island... more
Roraima is a Brazilian state located in the northern portion of the Amazon basin, with few studies regarding its biodiversity. The Ecological Station of Maracá (Brazil, state of Roraima) harbors the third largest Brazilian pluvial island and is composed of a transitional landscape of savanna and Amazon rainforest components. Despite its ecological importance and strategic localization, few studies covered the dipterofauna of this locality. An updated checklist addressing 41 families of true flies (Diptera) occurring in Roraima is presented based on the literature and the specimens collected during a field expedition that occurred in 2015. This checklist brings several improvements such as new records of 165 taxa to the state of Roraima, 29 taxa to Brazil, and 259 morphotypes, mostly likely representing undescribed species.
Research Interests: Geography, Ecology, Biodiversity, Medicine, Checklist, and 4 moreRainforest, Amazon rainforest, Amazon basin, and Taxon
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Kelloggina Williston, 1907 is one of the least studied Blephariceridae genera in the world, despite being the most diverse in the Neotropics with 34 species. We provide a catalogue with the 14 nominal species of the genus described by... more
Kelloggina Williston, 1907 is one of the least studied Blephariceridae genera in the world, despite being the most diverse in the Neotropics with 34 species. We provide a catalogue with the 14 nominal species of the genus described by Lane and d’Andretta from the Southeastern Region of Brazil, of which the type-specimens are deposited at the Diptera Collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. There are 60 specimens deposited at this museum, including male holotypes of 14 species and females “allotypes” (paratypes) for seven species. We include male diagnoses and photographs of the holotypes of all species.
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Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless, quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant challenge. We designed a study to address this challenge by... more
Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless, quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant challenge. We designed a study to address this challenge by documenting the variability of the insect fauna across a vertical canopy gradient in a Central Amazonian tropical forest. Insects were sampled over two weeks using 6‐m Gressitt‐style Malaise traps set at five heights (0 m–32 m–8 m intervals) on a metal tower in a tropical forest north of Manaus, Brazil. The traps contained 37,778 specimens of 18 orders of insects. Using simulation approaches and nonparametric analyses, we interpreted the abundance and richness of insects along this gradient. Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Coleoptera had their greatest abundance at the ground level, whereas Lepidoptera and Hemiptera were more abundant in the upper levels of the canopy. We identified species of 38 of the 56 families of Diptera, finding that 527 out of 856 species (61.6%) were not sampled at the ground level. Mycetophilidae, Tipulidae, and Phoridae were significantly more diverse and/or abundant at the ground level, while Tachinidae, Dolichopodidae, and Lauxaniidae were more diverse or abundant at upper levels. Our study suggests the need for a careful discussion of strategies of tropical forest conservation based on a much more complete understanding of the three‐dimensional distribution of its insect diversity.
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A new species of Brethesiamyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is described from Colombia, which represents the first record of the genus for the country. We described the species based on male, female, pupa, larva of third instar and gall... more
A new species of Brethesiamyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is described from Colombia, which represents the first record of the genus for the country. We described the species based on male, female, pupa, larva of third instar and gall morphology, which the larva induces on leaves of Myrcia sp. (Myrtaceae) from the foothills situated at the connection of the Andes and the Amazon basin from Colombia. The first description of the third larval instar is provided for the genus.
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Seventeen species of Asilidae, 2 of Bombyliidae, 10 of Calliphoridae, 9 of Muscidae, 6 of Tabanidae, 1 of Stratiomyidae, 2 of Micropezidae, 1 of Syrphidae, 2 of Tachinidae and 12 of Sarcophagidae were registered in the studied area. The... more
Seventeen species of Asilidae, 2 of Bombyliidae, 10 of Calliphoridae, 9 of Muscidae, 6 of Tabanidae, 1 of Stratiomyidae, 2 of Micropezidae, 1 of Syrphidae, 2 of Tachinidae and 12 of Sarcophagidae were registered in the studied area. The species more abundant were: Asilidae: Mallophora nigritarsis (Fabricius) and Senobasis mendex Curran; Bombyliidae: Systropus nitidus Wiedemann; Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) and Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius); Muscidae: Ophryra aenescens (Wiedemann); Sarcophagidae: Sarcodexia lambens (Wiedemann).
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A catalogue of the type material of four superfamilies of “Acalyptrate” (Conopoidea, Diopisoidea, Nerioidea and Tephritoidea) held in the collection of the “Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo”, Sao Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP) is... more
A catalogue of the type material of four superfamilies of “Acalyptrate” (Conopoidea, Diopisoidea, Nerioidea and Tephritoidea) held in the collection of the “Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo”, Sao Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP) is provided. Concerning the taxons related herein the Diptera collection of MZUSP held 77 holotypes, 4 allotypes and 193 paratypes from these superfamilies. At this paper, information about data labels, preservation and missing structures of the type species are disponibilized.
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Bombyliidae e uma das maiores familias de Diptera com mais de 4500 especies conhecidas em todo o mundo. Suas especies variam de robustas a delgadas e podem ser de diminutas a muito grandes (2-20 mm) e parecem abelhas ou vespas. Adultos... more
Bombyliidae e uma das maiores familias de Diptera com mais de 4500 especies conhecidas em todo o mundo. Suas especies variam de robustas a delgadas e podem ser de diminutas a muito grandes (2-20 mm) e parecem abelhas ou vespas. Adultos sao comumente avistados pousados ou tomando sol em trilhas, pedras ou galhos, ou ainda se alimentando de nectar em flores. Todas as larvas conhecidas de Bombyliidae sao predadoras ou parasitoides de artropodes. A fauna brasileira de Bombyliidae compreende, ate o momento, 110 especies das quais 13 possuem registro assinalado para o estado do Mato Grosso do Sul.
Following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, this paper provides a catalogue of the type specimens of Bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) held in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade... more
Following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, this paper provides a catalogue of the type specimens of Bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) held in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP). Label data and the condition of 21 type specimens (two holotypes and 19 paratypes) of two Neotropical species is provided. Photographs of the male terminalia of the holotypes are also presented.
The genus Paracalamoncosis gen. nov. is described based on the species P. brasiliensis gen. nov. et sp. nov., including a brief discussion of the morphological similarities and differences with other genera in the tribe Liparaini.
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The Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), São Paulo, Brazil houses the largest and most representative Brazilian collection of Diptera. In the present study, following a recommendation of the International Code of... more
The Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), São Paulo, Brazil houses the largest and most representative Brazilian collection of Diptera. In the present study, following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, it is presented a catalogue of the type specimens of Diadocidiidae and Ditomyiidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) held in the collection of the MZUSP. Label data and the condition of preservation of 27 type specimens (nine holotypes, two paralectotypes, and 16 paratypes) of 14 Neotropical species are provided.
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Following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a catalogue of the type-specimens of Tipulomorpha (Diptera) held in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, state of São Paulo,... more
Following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a catalogue of the type-specimens of Tipulomorpha (Diptera) held in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, state of São Paulo, Brazil (MZSP), is provided, with information on 118 types (including 72 primary types) of 89 Neotropical (mostly Brazilian) taxa of the families Limoniidae and Tipulidae.
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Six new species of the genus Stomatosema are described and illustrated: Stomatosema paratudo sp. nov., S. sisbiota sp. nov., S. terena sp. nov., S. pantaneirum sp. nov., S. terere sp. nov. and S. camilae sp. nov. These are the first... more
Six new species of the genus Stomatosema are described and illustrated: Stomatosema paratudo sp. nov., S. sisbiota sp. nov., S. terena sp. nov., S. pantaneirum sp. nov., S. terere sp. nov. and S. camilae sp. nov. These are the first records of Stomatosema for South America. The genus Didactylomyia is recorded for the first time in Brazil.
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Two new species of Toxophora Meigen are described and illustrated—T. paulistana sp. nov. (Neotropical) and T. azteca sp. nov. (Nearctic and Neotropical). An identification key to the New World species is also presented. Morphological... more
Two new species of Toxophora Meigen are described and illustrated—T. paulistana sp. nov. (Neotropical) and T. azteca sp. nov. (Nearctic and Neotropical). An identification key to the New World species is also presented. Morphological differences between populations of T. aurea Macquart (1848) are recorded, illustrated and added to the key. The new species are easily recognized by: scape with long, yellow scales laterally; presence of yellow scales on mesonotum margins; posterior margin of mesonotum with a pre-scutellar pair of setae; and yellow scales forming thin bands on posterior margins of abdominal tergites in T. paulistana sp. nov., and scape entirely covered with long dark-brown scales and yellow scales forming a broad, longitudinal stripe on center of abdominal tergites III-VII in T. azteca sp. nov.
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The Neotropical genus Neodischistus Painter has a distribution restricted to South (Brazil and Argentina) and Central America (Panama). The genus is composed of two previously described species that are herein revised: N. currani Painter... more
The Neotropical genus Neodischistus Painter has a distribution restricted to South (Brazil and Argentina) and Central America (Panama). The genus is composed of two previously described species that are herein revised: N. currani Painter and N. collaris Painter. One new Brazilian species is described: N. marstoni sp. nov. Illustrations of the external morphology of adults and male and female terminalia are also included. An identification key to the species is presented and a short discussion about species distributions is added.
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A new species of Zavreliella Kieffer, Zavreliella kambeba sp. n., is described, based on male adults collected in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Further seven Zavreliella species are recorded for new localities in Brazil, with the first... more
A new species of Zavreliella Kieffer, Zavreliella kambeba sp. n., is described, based on male adults collected in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Further seven Zavreliella species are recorded for new localities in Brazil, with the first Neotropical record of Z. marmorata (van der Wulp). The genus Zavreliella is now composed of 15 species, of which adult males are reviewed in a key to their identification.
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The pupae of Toxophora leucon Séguy and T. zikani (d’Andretta & Carrera) are described and illustrated for the first time. A brief discussion on the presence of cephalic spines on Toxophora pupae is also presented. This marks the first... more
The pupae of Toxophora leucon Séguy and T. zikani (d’Andretta & Carrera) are described and illustrated for the first time. A brief discussion on the presence of cephalic spines on Toxophora pupae is also presented. This marks the first record of Toxophora leucon in Brazil, previously known only from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Mapinguari Papavero & Wilcox, 1974 (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae) is a very rare monotypic genus, with the type-species, M. politus (Wiedemann, 1828), occurring exclusively in Amazonia. With the description of... more
Mapinguari Papavero & Wilcox, 1974 (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae) is a very rare monotypic genus, with the type-species, M. politus (Wiedemann, 1828), occurring exclusively in Amazonia. With the description of Mapinguari uai sp. nov. from a remnant of the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, the distribution of the genus is greatly expanded. In addition, an updated diagnosis for the genus and its type-species is provided.
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Nemestrinidae (Diptera, Nemestrinoidea) are a relatively rare group of flies, and the knowledge on the Colombian fauna is still incipient. According to the available literature, only one species is recorded to this country, Hyrmophlaeba... more
Nemestrinidae (Diptera, Nemestrinoidea) are a relatively rare group of flies, and the knowledge on the Colombian fauna is still incipient. According to the available literature, only one species is recorded to this country, Hyrmophlaeba magdalena Bernardi, 1977.
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Bombyliidae is one of the largest Diptera families with more than 4,500 recognized species worldwide. Their species vary from robust to thin, and may be small to large (2-20mm) and looks like bees or wasps. They also present great... more
Bombyliidae is one of the largest Diptera families with more than 4,500 recognized species worldwide. Their species vary from robust to thin, and may be small to large (2-20mm) and looks like bees or wasps. They also present great variation in color. Adults can often be seen either resting and sunning themselves on trails, rocks or twigs or feeding on flowering plants as they are nectar feeders. All reared bee flies are predators or parasitoids of arthropods. The Colombian fauna of bombyliids comprises at the moment 22 species, and 12 genera, of which, six are endemic species. Nonetheless, this number may be much higher, as Colombia is a megadiverse country and there are not many specimens of this family deposited in collections all over the world.