''Callinicus'' is a genus of
robber flies
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; t ...
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 about five described species in ''Callinicus''.
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Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Callinicus'':
* '' Callinicus calcaneus'' Loew, 1872 i c g b
* '' Callinicus pictitarsis'' (Bigot, 1878) i c g b
* '' Callinicus pollenius'' (Cole, 1919) i c g b
* '' Callinicus quadrinotatus'' (Bigot, 1878) i c g
* '' Callinicus vittatus'' Wilcox, 1936 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Asilidae genera
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Taxa named by Hermann Loew
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