A NEW SPECIES OF TOWNSENDIA WILLISTON (DIPTERA, ASILIDAE) FROM FLORIDA WITH NOTES ON ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PERDITA-GRAENICHERI TIMBERLAKE (HYMENOPTERA, ANDRENIDAE)

Authors
SCARBROUGH AG NORDEN BB KROMBEIN KV
Citation
Ag. Scarbrough et al., A NEW SPECIES OF TOWNSENDIA WILLISTON (DIPTERA, ASILIDAE) FROM FLORIDA WITH NOTES ON ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PERDITA-GRAENICHERI TIMBERLAKE (HYMENOPTERA, ANDRENIDAE), Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 97(3), 1995, pp. 689-694
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138797
Volume
97
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
689 - 694
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(1995)97:3<689:ANSOTW>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A new species of asilid fly belonging to the genus Townsendia is descr ibed and figured. Flies were collected in association with a species o f ground-nesting bee, Perdita graenicheri Timberlake at the Archbold B iological Station, Highland County, Florida. Behavioral observations o f flies and speculation on their occurence near bee burrows are given.