''Laphria'' is a genus described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae. Members of this genus are known as bee-like robber flies. This genus has a Holarctic distribution, occurring in Europe, Asia, and North America. They prey on a variety of insects, including other robber flies, bees, wasps and beetles. Like other asilids, they use their proboscis to penetrate the body of their prey and inject enzymes which dissolve the tissues. These large flies measure in length. Most ''Laphria'' species are quite hairy and black in color. Some have bee-mimicking markings with black and yellow stripes (like ''Laphria thoracica''). They can be encountered from July through September.

Species

Select species include: *'' Laphria affinis'' Macquart, 1855 *'' Laphria aktis'' Mcatee, 1919 *'' Laphria altitudinum'' Bromley, 1924 *'' Laphria apila'' (Bromley, 1951) *'' Laphria canis'' Williston, 1883 *'' Laphria ephippium'' (

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, 1781) *'' Laphria fernaldi'' (Back, 1904) *'' Laphria flava'' ( Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Laphria flavescens'' Macquart, 1838 *'' Laphria flavicollis''

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) *'' Laphria ithypyga'' Mcatee, 1919 *'' Laphria ivorina'' Oldroyd, 1968 *'' Laphria kistjakovskiji'' Paramonov, 1929 *'' Laphria sadales'' Walker, 1849 *'' Laphria saffrana''

, 1805 *'' Laphria sapporensis'' Matsumura, 1911 *'' Laphria thoracica''

, 1805 *'' Laphria tibialis'' Meigen, 1820 *'' Laphria venezuelensis'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Laphria ventralis'' Williston, 1885 *'' Laphria violacea'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Laphria vulpina'' Meigen, 1820 *'' Laphria xanthothrix'' Hermann, 1914 *'' Laphria yamatonis'' Matsumura, 1916

References

External links

* W. L. Mcatee - Key to the Nearctic Species of the genus Laphria (Diptera, Asilidae)
Kb.osu.edu
* Stephen W. Bullington, Ph.D.
The Laphriini Pages
* Herschel Raney

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q11105137 Asilidae genera Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen Diptera of Asia