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List Of Asilidae Genera
This is a list of genera in the family Asilidae, robber flies. Extant genera * ''Ablautus'' Loew, 1866 * ''Abrophila'' * ''Acasilus'' * ''Acnephalomyia'' Londt, 2010 * ''Acnephalum'' * ''Acrochordomerus'' * ''Acronyches'' * ''Aczelia'' * ''Adelodus'' * ''Afganopogon'' * ''Afroepitriptus'' * ''Afroestricus'' * ''Afroholopogon'' * ''Afromelittodes'' * ''Afromochtherus'' * ''Afromosia'' * ''Afroscleropogon'' * ''Agrostomyia'' * ''Aireina'' * ''Akatiomyia'' Londt, 2013 * ''Albibarbefferia'' Artigas & Papavero, 1997 * ''Albicoma'' * ''Alcimus (fly), Alcimus'' * ''Allopogon'' * ''Alvarenga (fly)'' * ''Alyssomyia'' * ''Amathomyia'' * ''Amblyonychus'' * ''Ammodaimon'' * ''Ammophilomima'' * ''Amorimius'' * ''Amphisbetetus'' * ''Anacinaces'' * ''Anarmostus'' * ''Anarolius'' * ''Anasillomos'' * ''Ancylorhynchus'' * ''Andrenosoma'' Rondani, 1856 * ''Aneomochtherus'' * ''Anisopogon (fly), Anisopogon'' * ''Annamyia'' * ''Anoplothyrea'' * ''Antilophonotus'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asilidae
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking Insect mouthparts#Hypopharynx, hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. Overview The Asilidae are a family in the Order (biology), order fly, Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is robber flies, a name first suggested in 1869 by Alpheus Spring Packard, Alpheus Packard based on the German "Raubfliegen" (predatory flies). The Asilidae are Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. Pierre André Latreille, Latreille was the authority for establishing the family in 1802. The Asilidae, together with Bombyliidae and Therevidae, are the most representative families of the superfamily of Asiloidea and they for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarenga (fly)
''Alvarenga'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least two described species in ''Alvarenga''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Alvarenga'': * '' Alvarenga icarius'' Carrera, 1960 * '' Alvarenga matilei'' Papavero, 1971 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * External links * * Asilidae genera {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allopogon
''Allopogon'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Asilidae. Species *'' Allopogon anomalus'' (Carrera, 1947) *'' Allopogon argyrocinctus'' ( Schiner, 1867) *'' Allopogon basalis'' Curran, 1935 *'' Allopogon castigans'' (Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ..., 1851) *'' Allopogon equestris'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Allopogon miles'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Allopogon necans'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Allopogon placidus'' ( Wulp, 1882) *'' Allopogon tesselatus'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Allopogon vittatus'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18510887 Asilidae Asilidae genera Asiloidea genera Taxa named by Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcimus (fly)
''Alcimus'' is a genus of flies in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies. There are about 26 species which are native to the Afrotropics The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi .... These are slim, elongate robber flies; the thorax appears broad relative to the abdomen. Their colouring generally includes black or dark brown streaking on a chestnut matrix. Most species in this genus are adapted to life on bare ground, but they are also often found resting on the upper parts of bushes. Robber flies are predators, and those in the genus ''Alcimus'' prey on a wide variety of arthropods; grasshoppers and lepidoptera comprise a large part of their diet. Alcimus Cumberland 2.jpg, Female with butterfly prey Alcimus with Acrididae prey LetabaKNP 1.jpg, ''Alcimus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
