Revision of the Australian bee fly genus Meomyia Evenhuis, 1983, with description of three new species (Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Bombyliini)

The endemic Australian bee fly genus Meomyia Evenhuis is revised, including six described species and three newly described: Meomyia hortorum sp. nov., Meomyia kochae sp. nov., Meomyia melanocincta sp. nov. Bombylius tetratrichus Walker is excluded from Meomyia and placed in Dissodesma Bowden & Li. Meomyia is characterised by the slender and elongate antennal flagellum, and the black abdominal band and dense black tuft on apex of abdomen. A key to species of Meomyia is provided. Species are found in southern Australia.This research was supported by the Schlinger Trust Endowment to the ANIC. X. Li was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31970435). Thanks to Christine Lambkin (QM), and Karin Koch (QM) for arranging loans of specimens; Erica McAlister (NHMUK) and Christophe Daugeron (MNHN) for their kind assistance during the authors’ visit; Fred and Jean Hort for collecting specimens from WA, and providing photos of living bee flies. Thanks to Bronte Sinclair (ANIC) for helping with recording the label data of QM specimens, and for suggestions on the draft of the paper. Thanks to the reviewers Christine Lambkin (QM) and Carlos Lamas (Universidade de São Paulo) for providing important suggestions to improve the paper