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''Psilonyx'' is a genus of robber flies (insects 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 14 described species in ''Psilonyx''.


Species

These 14 species belong to the genus ''Psilonyx'': * '' Psilonyx annulatus'' (Say, 1823) i c g b * '' Psilonyx annuliventris'' Hsia, 1949 c g * '' Psilonyx arawak'' Farr, 1963 c g * '' Psilonyx dorsiniger'' Zhang & Yang, 2009 c g * '' Psilonyx flavican'' Shi, 1993 c g * '' Psilonyx flavicoxa'' Zhang & Yang, 2009 c g * '' Psilonyx hsiai'' Shi, 1993 c g * '' Psilonyx humeralis'' Hsia, 1949 c g * '' Psilonyx macropygialis'' (Williston, 1901) c g * '' Psilonyx magnicauda'' (Curran, 1934) c g * '' Psilonyx migricoxa'' Hsia, 1949 g * '' Psilonyx minimensis'' (Matsumura, 1916) c g * '' Psilonyx nigricoxa'' Hsia, 1949 c g * '' Psilonyx zephyrus'' Scarbrough & Page, 2005 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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Further reading

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