Bee Flies of the World: The Genera of the Family Bombyliidae.
1973 · Washington, D.C
by Hull, Frank M.
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973. Quarto, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, xii, 687 pp. Near-Fine, with light soiling to page edges, in a chipped and worn dust jacket. Contains an idex, keys to the genera, check list of the more than 4,000 species; an extensive bibliography of nearly 1,600 titles by more than 500 authors; over 75 text figures, and a separate section of more than 1,000 line drawings. “This work presents a comprehensive summary of the host records of these parasitic bee flies. It treats in full the classification of the more than 200 genera and subgenera so that workers all over the world may compare their bee fly faunas and make fewer mistakes in classification. It discusses the zoogeographic range and distribution of all genera and shows which genera are most helpful to man. It describes and illustrates all of the genera so that they may be readily recognized. Moreover, it treats the morphology of egg, larva, and pupae as well as the adult flies...” (Inventory #: 70606s)