''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 hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive pre ...
classified in the subfamily
Dasypogoninae in the family
Asilidae. 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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