Stichopogoninae 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 notoriously aggressive pre ...
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 hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive pre ...
. There are about 14 genera and at least 230 described species in Stichopogoninae.
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Genera
These 14 genera belong to the subfamily Stichopogoninae:
* '' Afganopogon'' Hradsky, 1962
* '' Argyropogon'' Artigas and Papavero, 1990
* '' Clinopogon'' Bezzi, 1910
* '' Dichropogon'' Bezzi, 1910
* '' Eremodromus'' Zimin, 1928
* '' Lasiopogon'' Loew, 1847
* '' Lissoteles'' Bezzi, 1910
* '' Nanoculcita'' Londt and Copeland, 2017
* '' Rhadinus'' Loew, 1856
* '' Stackelberginia'' Lehr, 1964
* '' Stichopogon'' Loew, 1847
* '' Townsendia'' Williston, 1895
* '' Turkmenomyia'' Paramonov, 1930
* † '' Burmapogon'' Dikow and Grimaldi, 2014
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Asilidae
Brachycera subfamilies
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