''Aphractia'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
belonging to 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 ...
.
Species:
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Aphractia longicornis''
(Hermann, 1912)
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Aphractia rubida''
(Hermann, 1912)
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Aphractia vivax''
(Hermann, 1912)
References
Asilidae
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