Tricella (fly)
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''Tricella'' 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 mouthparts#Hypopharynx, hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects t ...
. There is at least one described species in ''Tricella'', ''T. calcar''. ''Tricella'' was also the name of a genus of
leafhoppers Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind ...
until 2017, when it was renamed to ''Carpaneura''.


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* Asilidae Asilidae genera {{asilidae-stub