''Dioctria'' is a genus of
robber fly
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 ...
classified in the subfamily
Dasypogoninae
Dasypogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 60 genera and 520 described species in Dasypogoninae.
Genera
These 62 genera belong to the subfamily Dasypogoninae:
*'' Aczelia'' Carrera, 1955
*'' Al ...
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 ...
. Together with the genus
Bohartia,
Dicolonus,
Echthodopa,
Eudioctria and
Metadioctria it forms the tribe ''
Dioctriini''.
Species
Species include:
Gallery
File:Dioctria hyalipennis, 2011-06-23.ogv, '' Dioctria hyalipennis''
File:Dioctria linearis - 2013-07-21.webm, '' Dioctria linearis''
File:Dioctria rufipes mit Beute.ogv, '' Dioctria rufipes''
References
Catalogue of LifeBioLib — Dioctria
Asilidae genera
Articles containing video clips
Asilidae
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