Microstylum
''Microstylum'' is a genus of robber flies in the family 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 t .... There are at least 130 described species in ''Microstylum''. See also * List of Microstylum species References Further reading * * * External links * Asilidae genera Articles created by Qbugbot {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Microstylum Species
This is a list of 135 species in ''Microstylum'', a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. ''Microstylum'' species * '' Microstylum acutirostre'' Loew, 1852 * '' Microstylum albimystaecum'' Macquart, 1855 * '' Microstylum albolimbatum'' Wulp, 1898 * '' Microstylum amoyense'' Bigot, 1878 * '' Microstylum ananthakrishnani'' Joseph & Parui, 1984 * '' Microstylum anovense'' Oldroyd, 1980 * '' Microstylum apicale'' (Wiedemann, 1821) * '' Microstylum apiforme'' (Walker, 1851) * '' Microstylum appendiculatum'' Macquart, 1847 * '' Microstylum atrorubens'' Timon-David, 1952 * '' Microstylum balbillus'' (Walker, 1849) * '' Microstylum barbarosa'' (Wiedemann, 1828) * '' Microstylum basalis'' Brunetti, 1928 * '' Microstylum basirufum'' Bigot, 1878 * '' Microstylum bhattacharyai'' Joseph & Parui, 1984 * '' Microstylum bicolor'' Macquart, 1850 * '' Microstylum biggsi'' Oldroyd, 1960 * '' Microstylum bloesum'' (Walker, 1849) * '' Microstylum braunsi'' Engel, 1932 * '' Microstylum brevipen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 AndrĂ© 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]   |
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Asilidae Genera
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 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 Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is robber flies, a name first suggested in 1869 by Alpheus Packard based on the German "Raubfliegen" (predatory flies). The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. 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 form one of the most characteristic groups of the lower Brachycera. Robber flies have stout, spiny legs and three simple eyes (oc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |