Laphriinae is a subfamily 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 more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae.
[ Many are mimics of syntopic bees. Some prey on bees as adults. Larvae of the genus ''Hyperechia'' are known to grow inside the cells of '']Xylocopa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' bees, feeding on their larvae.
Laphriinae genera
Genera in the subfamily include:
*'' Acrochordomerus'' Hermann, 1920
*'' Adelodus'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Afromelittodes'' Oldroyd and Bruggen, 1963
*''Afromosia
''Afromosia barkemeyeri'' is a species of robber fly (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 Insec ...
'' Londt, 2015
*'' Amathomyia'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Andrenosoma'' Rondani Rondani is an Italian surname. Notable people having this name include:
* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 â ...
, 1856Atoniomyia
''Atoniomyia'' 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 mout ...
'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Atractia'' Macquart, 1838
*'' Bathropsis'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Borapisma'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1957
*'' Bromotheres'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Cenochromyia'' Hermann, 1912
*''Cerotainia
''Cerotainia'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Cerotainia''.
Species
These 32 species belong to the genus ''Cerotainia'':
* '' Cerotainia albipilosa'' Curran, 1930
* '' Cerotainia a ...
'' Schiner, 1868
*'' Cerotainiops'' Curran, 1930
*'' Choerades'' 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
* ...
, 1851Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1958
*'' Clariola'' Kertész, 1901
*'' Cochleariocera'' Artigas and Papavero and Costa, 1995
*'' Cormansis'' 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
*'' Cryptomerinx'' Enderlein, 1914
*'' Ctenota'' Loew, 1873
*'' Cyanonedys'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Cymbipyga'' Artigas and Papavero and Costa, 1995
*'' Cyphomyiactia'' Artigas and Papavero and Serra, 1991
*'' Dasylechia'' Williston, 1907
*'' Dasyllina'' Bromley, 1935
*'' Dasyllis'' Loew, 1851
*'' Dasythrix'' Loew, 1851
*'' Despotiscus'' Bezzi, 1928
*'' Dichaetothyrea'' Meijere, 1914
*'' Dissmeryngodes'' Hermann, 1912
*''Epaphroditus
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'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Ericomyia'' Londt, 2015Hodites In Greek mythology, the name Hodites (Ancient Greek: Ὁδίτην ) may refer to:
*Hodites, a Centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, killed by Mopsus.
*Hodites, killed by Clymenus during the battle between Perseus and Phineus.
*Hod ...
'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Hoplistomerus'' Macquart, 1838
*'' Hoplotriclis'' Hermann, 1920
*'' Hybozelodes'' Hermann, 1912
*''Hyperechia
''Hyperechia'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. They appear large, stout and with legs covered in bristles and appear like carpenter bees in the genus ''Xylocopa'' and the resemblance is considered as a case of aggressive mimicr ...
'' Schiner, 1866
*'' Ichneumolaphria'' Carrera, 1951
*'' Joartigasia'' Martinez and Martinez, 1974
*'' Katharma'' Oldroyd, 1959
*'' Katharmacercus'' Tomasovic, 2014
*'' Laloides'' Oldroyd, 1972
*'' Lampria'' Macquart, 1838
*'' Lamprozona'' Loew, 1851
*''Lamyra
''Ptilostemon'' is a genus of thistle in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order ...
'' Loew, 1851
*'' Laphria'' Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 1803 (bee-like robber flies)Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Laphyctis'' Loew, 1858
*''Laphystia
''Laphystia'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 50 described species in ''Laphystia''.
Species
These 56 species belong to the genus ''Laphystia'':
* '' Laphystia actius'' (Melander, 1923)
* '' Laphystia aegyp ...
'' Loew, 1847
*'' Laphystotes'' Oldroyd, 1974
*'' Laxenecera'' Macquart, 1838
*'' Loewinella'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Lycosimyia'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1958
*'' Macahyba'' Carrera, 1947
*'' Mactea'' Richter and Mamaev, 1976
*'' Maira'' Schiner, 1866
*'' Martinomyia'' Ă–zdikmen, 2006
*'' Nannolaphria'' Londt, 1977Walker
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
*'' Nyximyia'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Oidardis'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Opeatocerus'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Opocapsis'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Orthogonis'' Hermann, 1914
*'' Pagidolaphria'' Hermann, 1914
*'' Perasis'' Hermann, 1906
*'' Phellopteron'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Pilica'' Curran, 1931
*'' Pilophoneus'' Londt, 1988
*'' Pogonosoma'' Rondani Rondani is an Italian surname. Notable people having this name include:
* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 â ...
, 1856Rhopalogaster
''Rhopalogaster'' is a genus of secotioid basidiomycetes. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species ''Rhopalogaster transversarium'', found in the USA. This fungus was originally described as new to science in 1811 by French botani ...
'' Macquart, 1834
*'' Scytomedes'' Röder, 1882
*'' Smeryngolaphria'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Stiphrolamyra'' Engel, 1928
*'' Storthyngomerus'' Hermann, 1919
*'' Strombocodia'' Hermann, 1912
*'' Systropalpus'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1962
*'' Torebroma'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1957
*''Tricella
Roberto Tricella (; born 18 March 1959) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. He was most frequently deployed as a sweeper throughout his career. Tricella played for Italian clubs Internazionale, Verona, Juventus, and Bolog ...
'' Daniels, 1975
*'' Trichardis'' Hermann, 1906
*'' Trichardopsis'' Oldroyd, 1958
*'' Triclioscelis'' Roeder, 1900
*'' Triclis'' Loew, 1851
*'' Udenopogon'' Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
in Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
and Stein
Stein may refer to:
Places Austria
* Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria
* Stein, Styria, a municipality in the district of FĂĽrstenfeld, Styria
* Stein (Lassing), a village in the district of Liezen, Styria
* Stein a ...
, 1913
*'' Zabrops'' Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1957
*†'' Protoloewinella'' Schumann, 1984
References
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Asilomorpha subfamilies