Hemipenthes


Hemipenthes is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic realm. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. A number of species formerly in this genus were moved to a separate genus, Ins in 2020.
Larvae are hyperparasites of parasitic Hymenoptera.

Extant species