est un genre d'insectes diptères de la famille des Bombyliidae.

Classification Le genre Exoprosopa a été créé par Macquart en 1840.

Synonymes Litorhynchus Macquart, 1840 Trinaria Mulsant, 1852 Argyrospila Rondani, 1856 Defilippia Lioy, 1864 Litorrhynchus Verrall in Scudder, 1882 Exoptata Coquillett, 1887 Cladodisca Bezzi, 1922 Litomyza Hull, 1973

Espèce type L'espèce type est Exoprosopa capucina .

Présentation

Exoprosopa est un grand genre cosmopolite de mouches de la famille des Bombyliidae, avec plus de décrites. Le genre parasite un large éventail d'insectes, y compris les criquets et les larves de guêpes.

Description Ce genre contient de grandes mouches d'environ , parfois plus grandes, jusqu'à , bien que quelques espèces soient également plus petites que . La trompe est courte. La tête est grande et peu attachée au thorax. Les antennes sont petites et bien séparées. Les ailes sont grandes, avec une envergure de , jusqu'à chez les plus grandes espèces, presque toujours à motifs audacieux ; abdomen à motifs (souvent bagués) avec des écailles blanches ou pâles sur les segments 6 et 7 ou sur chaque segment. De nombreuses espèces sont sexuellement dimorphes.

Distribution Les espèces se trouvent dans le monde entier, mais l'Afrique australe est particulièrement riche en espèces avec plus de .

Espèce fossile Selon Paleobiology Database en 2023, une seule espèce est fossile : Exoprosopa romani Théobald, 1937

Liste d'espèces vivantes Ces appartiennent à Exoprosopa, un genre de mouches de la famille des Bombyliidae.

Exoprosopa aberrans Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa abjecta Nurse, 1922 c g Exoprosopa abrogata Nurse, 1922 c g Exoprosopa acrospila Bezzi, 1923 c g Exoprosopa actites Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa affinissima Senior-White, 1924 c g Exoprosopa agassizii Loew, 1869 i c g b Exoprosopa ahtamara Dils & Hikmet, 2007 c g Exoprosopa albata Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa albicollaris Painter, 1962 i c g Exoprosopa albida (Walker, 1852) c g Exoprosopa albifrons Curran, 1930 i c g b Exoprosopa albofimbriata Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa aldabrae Greathead, 1976 c g Exoprosopa alexon (Walker, 1849) c g Exoprosopa allothyris Bezzi, 1920 c g Exoprosopa altaica Paramonov, 1925 c g Exoprosopa ammophila Paramonov, 1931 c g Exoprosopa amseli Oldroyd, 1961 c g Exoprosopa ancilla Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa andamanica Pal, 1991 c g Exoprosopa angusta Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa annandalei Brunetti, 1909 c g Exoprosopa anomala Painter, 1934 i c g b Exoprosopa anthracoidea Jaennicke, 1867 c g Exoprosopa antica (Walker, 1852) c g Exoprosopa aphelosticta Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa apiformis Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa arcuata Macquart, 1847 c g Exoprosopa arenicola Johnson and Johnson, 1959 i c g Exoprosopa argentifasciata Macquart, 1846 i c g b Exoprosopa argentifrons Macquart, 1855 c g Exoprosopa argyrophora Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa asiatica Zaitzev, 1972 c g Exoprosopa asiris Greathead, 1980 c g Exoprosopa atrata Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa atrinasis Speiser, 1910 c g Exoprosopa atripes Cole, 1923 i c g Exoprosopa atrisquama Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa aureola Francois, 1967 c g Exoprosopa auriplena (Walker, 1852) c g Exoprosopa aurivestrix Francois, 1962 c g Exoprosopa aurulans Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa aztec Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa baccha Loew, 1869 c g Exoprosopa balioptera Loew, 1860 c g Exoprosopa bangalorensis Zaitzev, 1987 c g Exoprosopa barnardi Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa basifascia (Walker, 1849) c g Exoprosopa basifiascia (Walker, 1849) c g Exoprosopa batrachoides Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa bellula Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa belutschistanica Lindner, 1979 c g Exoprosopa bengalensis Macquart, 1840 c g Exoprosopa bifurca Loew, 1869 i c g b Exoprosopa biguttata (Macquart, 1834) c g Exoprosopa bolbocera Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa bowdeni Sanchez-Terron, 1989 c g Exoprosopa brachipleuralis Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa brachycera Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa brahma Schiner, 1868 c g Exoprosopa brevinasis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa brevirostris Williston, 1901 i c g b Exoprosopa brevistylata Williston, 1901 i c g Exoprosopa brunettii Zaitzev, 1987 c g Exoprosopa bucharensis Paramonov, 1929 c g Exoprosopa bulteri Johnson & Johnson, 1958 c g Exoprosopa busiris Jaennicke, 1867 c g Exoprosopa butleri Johnson & Johnson, 1959 i c g b Exoprosopa caffra (Wiedemann, 1821) c g Exoprosopa californiae (Walker, 1852) i c g Exoprosopa caliptera (Say, 1823) i c b Exoprosopa callima Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa capnoptera Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa capucina (Fabricius, 1781) c g Exoprosopa castilla Painter, 1930 c g Exoprosopa celer Cole, 1916 i c g Exoprosopa cervina Bezzi, 1921 c g Exoprosopa chan Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa chionea Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa circeoides Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa claripennis Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa clarki Curran, 1930 i c g b Exoprosopa clausina Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa cleomene Egger, 1859 c g Exoprosopa collaris (Wiedemann, 1828) c g Exoprosopa conochila Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa contorta Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa convexa (Walker, 1857) c g Exoprosopa costalis Macquart, 1846 c g Exoprosopa cracens Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa cubana Loew, 1869 i c g Exoprosopa curvicornis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa damarensis Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa decastroi Hesse, 1950 c g Exoprosopa decipiens Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa decolor Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa decora Loew, 1869 i c g b Exoprosopa decrepita (Wiedemann, 1828) c g Exoprosopa dedecor Loew, 1871 c g Exoprosopa dedecoroides Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa delicata Greathead, 1967 c g Exoprosopa dichotoma (Schiner, 1868) c Exoprosopa didesma Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa diluta Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa dimidiata Macquart, 1846 c g Exoprosopa discriminata Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa disrupta Walker, 1871 c g Exoprosopa divisa (Coquillett, 1887) i c g b Exoprosopa dodrans Osten Sacken, 1877 i c g b Exoprosopa dodrina Curran, 1930 i c g b Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877 i c g b Exoprosopa doris Osten Sacken, 1877 i c g b Exoprosopa dulcis Austen, 1936 c g Exoprosopa dux (Wiedemann, 1828) c g Exoprosopa eclipis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa efflatounbeyi Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa efflatouni Bezzi, 1925 c g Exoprosopa elongata Ricardo, 1901 c g Exoprosopa eluta Loew, 1860 c g Exoprosopa empidiformis Lindner, 1979 c g Exoprosopa enigma Greathead & Evenhuis, 2001 c g Exoprosopa eremita Osten Sacken, 1877 i c g b Exoprosopa eritreae Greathead, 1967 c g Exoprosopa erronea Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa exigua Macquart, 1855 c g Exoprosopa extensa (Wulp, 1888) c g Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840 i c g b Exoprosopa fasciolata Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa fascipennis (Say, 1824) i c g b Exoprosopa fastidiosa Bezzi, 1921 c g Exoprosopa filia Osten Sacken, 1886 i c g Exoprosopa fissicornis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa flammea Brunetti, 1909 c g Exoprosopa flammicoma Francois, 1964 c g Exoprosopa flavicans Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa flavinervis (Macquart, 1846) c Exoprosopa flexuosus Pal, 1991 c g Exoprosopa formosula Bezzi, 1921 c g Exoprosopa fuligosa Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa fulviops Szilady, 1942 c g Exoprosopa fumosa Cresson, 1919 i c g b Exoprosopa fuscescens Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa fuscula Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa gazophylax (Loew, 1869) c g Exoprosopa gentilis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa ghilarovi Zaitzev, 1988 c g Exoprosopa glossops Greathead, 2001 c g Exoprosopa goliath Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa gracilis Greathead, 2006 c g Exoprosopa grandis (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820) c g Exoprosopa griqua Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa grisecens Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa grisescens Bezzi, 1924 g Exoprosopa guerini (Macquart, 1846) c g Exoprosopa gujaratica Nurse, 1922 c g Exoprosopa heros (Wiedemann, 1819) c g Exoprosopa heterocera Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa hulli Painter, 1930 i c g Exoprosopa hyalinipennis Cole, 1923 c g Exoprosopa hyalipennis Cole, 1923 i c g Exoprosopa hyalodisca Bezzi, 1923 c g Exoprosopa hyaloptera Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa hypargyra Bezzi, 1921 c g Exoprosopa hypargyroides Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa hypomelaena Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa ignifera (Walker, 1849) c Exoprosopa inaequalipes Loew, 1852 c g Exoprosopa indecisa (Walker, 1849) c g Exoprosopa infumata Bezzi, 1921 c g Exoprosopa ingens Cresson, 1919 i c g b Exoprosopa inornata Loew, 1860 c g Exoprosopa insignifera Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 c g Exoprosopa insulata (Walker, 1852) c g Exoprosopa interrupta (Wiedemann, 1828) c Exoprosopa iota Osten Sacken, 1886 i c g b Exoprosopa italica (Rossi, 1794) c g Exoprosopa jacchus (Fabricius, 1805) c g Exoprosopa jonesi Cresson, 1919 i c g b Exoprosopa jubatipes Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa junta Curran, 1930 i c g Exoprosopa khuzistanica Lindner, 1979 c g Exoprosopa lankiensis Zaitzev, 1988 c g Exoprosopa latifrons Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa latissima Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa leon Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa lepida Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa leucopepla Bowden, 1964 c g Exoprosopa linearis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa litoralis Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa litorrhynchoides Francois, 1962 c g Exoprosopa louisae Francois, 1962 c g Exoprosopa lucidifrons Becker & Stein, 1913 c g Exoprosopa luctifera Bezzi, 1912 c g Exoprosopa lugens Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa lunulata Bowden, 1964 c g Exoprosopa luteicincta Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa luteicosta Bezzi, 1921 c g Exoprosopa luteocera Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa lutzi Curran, 1930 i c g Exoprosopa mackieae Paramonov, 1955 c g Exoprosopa madagascariensis Macquart, 1850 c g Exoprosopa maenas Loew, 1869 c g Exoprosopa magnipennis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa major Ricardo, 1901 c g Exoprosopa majuscula Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa mara (Walker, 1849) c g Exoprosopa marleyi Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa masienensis Hesse, 1950 c g Exoprosopa megaera (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820) c g Exoprosopa meigenii (Wiedemann, 1828) i c g b Exoprosopa melaena Loew, 1874 c g Exoprosopa melanaspis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa melanozona Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa melanthia Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa metapleuralis Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa metopargyra Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa mimetica Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa minoana Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa minoides Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa minois Loew, 1869 c g Exoprosopa minos (Meigen, 1804) c g Exoprosopa minuscula Painter, 1969 i c g Exoprosopa mira Hesse, 1936 c g Exoprosopa mongolica Paramonov, 1928 c g Exoprosopa monticola Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa morosa Loew, 1860 c g Exoprosopa mozambica Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa mudigerensis Zaitzev, 1987 c g Exoprosopa munda Loew, 1869 c g Exoprosopa mus Curran, 1930 i c g Exoprosopa nebulosa Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa nemesis (Fabricius, 1805) c g Exoprosopa nigrifera Walker, 1871 c g Exoprosopa nigrifimbriata Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa nigrina Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa nigrispina Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa nigrita (Fabricius, 1775) c g Exoprosopa nigritella Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa nigroventris Painter, 1969 c g Exoprosopa niveiventris Brunetti, 1909 c g Exoprosopa noctula (Wiedemann, 1830) i c g Exoprosopa nonna Becker & Stein, 1913 c g Exoprosopa nova Ricardo, 1910 c g Exoprosopa novaeformis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa nubifera Loew, 1869 c g Exoprosopa nuragasana Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa obscurinotata Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa obtusa Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa ogilviei Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa onusta (Walker, 1852) c g Exoprosopa orientalis Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa ovamboana Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa painterorum Johnson & Johnson, 1960 i c g b Exoprosopa pallasii (Wiedemann, 1818) c g Exoprosopa pallida Bezzi, 1924 c g Exoprosopa pallidifacies Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa pallidipes Hesse, 1956 c g Exoprosopa pallidisetigera Austen, 1937 c g