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 � ...

, 1856 *'' Anoplothyrea'' Meijere, 1914 *'' Anypodetus'' Hermann, 1908 *'' Aphestia'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Aphistina'' Oldroyd, 1972 *'' Aphractia'' Artigas and Papavero and Serra, 1991 *'' Apoxyria'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Atomosia'' Macquart, 1838 *''

Atoniomyia ''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''

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, 1957 *'' Bromotheres''

, 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''

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, 1851 *'' Chrysotriclis'' Artigas and Papavero and Costa, 1995 *'' Chymedax''

, 1958 *'' Clariola'' Kertész, 1901 *'' Cochleariocera'' Artigas and Papavero and Costa, 1995 *'' Cormansis''

, 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 *''

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'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Ericomyia'' Londt, 2015 *'' Eumecosoma'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Gerrolasius'' Hermann, 1920 *'' Glyphotriclis'' Hermann, 1920 *'' Goneccalypsis'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Gymnotriclis'' Artigas and Papavero and Costa, 1995 *'' Helolaphyctis'' Hermann, 1920 *'' Hexameritia'' Speiser, 1920 *''

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, 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) *'' Laphygmolestes''

, 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''

, 1958 *'' Macahyba'' Carrera, 1947 *'' Mactea'' Richter and Mamaev, 1976 *'' Maira'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Martinomyia'' Özdikmen, 2006 *'' Nannolaphria'' Londt, 1977 *'' Neophoneus'' Williston, 1889 *'' Notiolaphria'' Londt, 1977 *'' Nusa''

, 1851 *'' Nyximyia''

, 1962 *'' Oidardis'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Opeatocerus'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Opocapsis''

, 1962 *'' Orthogonis'' Hermann, 1914 *'' Pagidolaphria'' Hermann, 1914 *'' Perasis'' Hermann, 1906 *'' Phellopteron''

, 1962 *'' Pilica'' Curran, 1931 *'' Pilophoneus'' Londt, 1988 *'' Pogonosoma''

, 1856 *'' Proagonistes'' Loew, 1858 *'' Protometer'' Artigas and Papavero and Costa, 1995 *'' Prytanomyia'' Özdikmen, 2006 *'' Pseudonusa'' Joseph and Parui, 1989 *'' Psilocurus'' Loew, 1874 *'' Rhatimomyia'' Lynch Arribálzaga, 1882 *''

Rhopalogaster ''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''

, 1962 *'' Torebroma''

, 1957 *''

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'' 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 ...

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 Fürstenfeld, Styria * Stein (Lassing), a village in the district of Liezen, Styria * Stein a ...

, 1913 *'' Zabrops''

, 1957 *†'' Protoloewinella'' Schumann, 1984

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