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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 their expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. Overview The Asilidae are a family in the Order (biology), order fly, Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is robber flies, a name first suggested in 1869 by Alpheus Spring Packard, Alpheus Packard based on the German "Raubfliegen" (predatory flies). The Asilidae are Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. Pierre André Latreille, Latreille was the authority for establishing the family in 1802. The Asilidae, together with Bombyliidae and Therevidae, are the most representative families of the superfamily of Asiloidea and they for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. Overview The Asilidae are a family in the order Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is robber flies, a name first suggested in 1869 by Alpheus Packard based on the German "Raubfliegen" (predatory flies). The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. Latreille was the authority for establishing the family in 1802. The Asilidae, together with Bombyliidae and Therevidae, are the most representative families of the superfamily of Asiloidea and they form one of the most characteristic groups of the lower Brachycera. Robber flies have stout, spiny legs and three simple eyes (oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laphriinae
Laphriinae is a subfamily of robber fly, robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae. Many are mimics of syntopic bees. Some prey on bees as adults. Larvae of the genus ''Hyperechia'' are known to grow inside the cells of ''Carpenter bee, Xylocopa'' bees, feeding on their larvae. Laphriinae genera Genera in the subfamily include: *''Acrochordomerus'' Hermann, 1920 *''Adelodus'' Hermann, 1912 *''Afromelittodes'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd and Bruggen, 1963 *''Afromosia'' Londt, 2015 *''Amathomyia'' Hermann, 1912 *''Andrenosoma'' Camillo Rondani, Rondani, 1856 *''Anoplothyrea'' Johannes C. H. de Meijere, Meijere, 1914 *''Anypodetus'' Hermann, 1908 *''Aphestia'' Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, Schiner, 1866 *''Aphistina'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd, 1972 *''Aphractia'' Artigas and Papavero and Serra, 1991 *''Apoxyria'' Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, Schiner, 1866 *''Atomosia'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1838 *''Atoniomyia'' He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiloidea
The Asiloidea comprise a very large Taxonomic rank, superfamily insects in the order fly, Diptera, the true fly, flies. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring worldwide. It includes the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects. Description Adult Asiloidea are large and showy flies in terms of general appearance. They can be recognised by the following features: Antenna (biology), antenna with no more than 4 flagellomeres, leg empodium usually setiform or absent; wing with cell cup elongate and vein CuA2 ending freely on the wing margin or meeting with vein A1 at or near the wing margin. In families Mydidae, Apioceridae, and Asilidae, the head is at least slightly concave between the eyes and the Simple eye in invertebrates, ocelli, and both sexes are dichoptic (with a clear separation between the eyes). In Therevidae, Apsilocephalidae, and Scenopinidae, the males are usually Holoptic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therevidae
The Therevidae are a family of flies of the superfamily Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. The larvae are predators of insect larvae in soil. Description Adult Therevidae are small- to medium-sized with a body length of 2.4 to 18 mm and a hairy integument. The coloration ranges from shades of yellow to black, but commonly the background colour is masked by the tomentum (anatomy), tomentum. The compound eyes are generally larger in males, which in many species are actually Arthropod eye#Anatomical distribution of compound eyes, holoptic. Females have well-developed compound eyes, but are clearly Arthropod eye#Anatomical distribution of compound eyes, dichoptic. There are three ocelli. The antennae are relatively short. The scape is elongated, the pedicel very short, and the first Glossary of entomology terms, flagellomere is conical and elongated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasypogoninae
Dasypogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 60 genera and 520 described species in Dasypogoninae. Genera These 62 genera belong to the subfamily Dasypogoninae: *'' Aczelia'' Carrera, 1955 *'' Allopogon'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Alvarenga'' Carrera, 1960 *'' Amorimius'' Papavero, 2009 *'' Annamyia'' Pritchard, 1941 *'' Aphamartania'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Apolastauroides'' Artigas and Papavero, 1988 *'' Apothechyla'' Hull, 1962 *'' Araripogon'' Grimaldi, 1990 *'' Araucopogon'' Artigas and Papavero, 1988 *'' Archilaphria'' Enderlein, 1914 *'' Archilestris'' Loew, 1874 *'' Aspidopyga'' Carrera, 1949 *'' Aterpogon'' Hardy, 1930 *'' Austenmyia'' Carrera, 1955 *'' Bamwardaria'' Hradsky, 1983 *'' Blepharepium'' Rondani, 1848 *'' Brevirostrum'' Londt, 1980 *'' Caroncoma'' Londt, 1980 *'' Chryseutria'' Hardy, 1928 *'' Chylophaga'' Hull, 1962 *'' Cleptomyia'' Carrera, 1949 *'' Comantella'' Curran, 1923 *'' Cyrtophrys'' Loew, 1851 *'' Dakinom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptogastrinae
Leptogastrinae is a subfamily of robber fly, robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 450 described species in Leptogastrinae. Genera * ''Acronyches'' Williston, 1908 * ''Ammophilomima'' Enderlein, 1914 * ''Apachekolos'' Martin, 1957 * ''Beameromyia'' Martin, 1957 * ''Eurhabdus'' Aldrich, 1923 * ''Euscelidia'' Westwood, 1850 * ''Lagynogaster'' Hermann, 1917 * ''Lasiocnemus'' Loew, 1851 * ''Leptogaster'' Meigen, 1803 * ''Leptopteromyia'' Williston, 1907 * ''Lobus (fly), Lobus'' Martin, 1972 * ''Mesoleptogaster'' Frey, 1937 * ''Ophionomima'' Enderlein, 1914 * ''Psilonyx'' Aldrich, 1923 * ''Schildia'' Aldrich, 1923 * ''Sinopsilonyx'' Hsia, 1949 * ''Systologaster'' Papavero, 2009 * ''Tipulogaster'' Cockerell, 1913 * † ''Cretagaster'' Dikow and Grimaldi, 2014 References Further reading * * * * External links * Asilidae Asilomorpha subfamilies {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stichopogoninae
Stichopogoninae is a subfamily 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 are about 14 genera and at least 230 described species in Stichopogoninae. 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 References Further reading * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenopogoninae
Stenopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 70 genera and 740 described species in Stenopogoninae. Genera These 76 genera belong to the subfamily Stenopogoninae: * ''Afroscleropogon'' Londt, 1999 * ''Anarolius'' Loew, 1844 * ''Anasillomos'' Londt, 1983 * '' Ancylorhynchus'' Berthold in Latreille, 1827 * ''Anisopogon'' Roeder, 1881 * ''Araujoa'' Artigas and Papavero, 1991 * ''Archilestroides'' Artigas and Papavero, 1991 * ''Argyrochira'' Richter, 1968 * ''Astylopogon'' Meijere, 1913 * ''Aymarasilus'' Artigas, 1974 * ''Backomyia'' Wilcox and Martin, 1957 * '' Bana'' Londt, 1992 * '' Callinicus'' Loew, 1872 * ''Connomyia'' Londt, 1992 * ''Corymyia'' Londt, 1994 * ''Creolestes'' Hull, 1962 * ''Crobilocerus'' Loew, 1847 * ''Cylicomera'' Lynch Arribálzaga, 1881 * ''Cystoprosopa'' Hull, 1962 * ''Danomyia'' Londt, 1993 * ''Dapsilochaetus'' Hull, 1962 * ''Daspletis'' Loew, 1859 * ''Dasypecus'' Philippi, 1865 * ''Dicranus'' Loew, 1851 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing more than 150,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies, mosquitoes and others. Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great manoeuvrability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are often laid on the larval food-source and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asilinae
Asilinae is a large subfamily of 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 ..., the robber flies and assassin flies. It includes over 180 genera. See also * List of Asilinae genera References External links * * Asilomorpha subfamilies {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombyliidae
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Overview The Bombyliidae are a large family of flies comprising hundreds of genera, but the life cycles of most species are poorly known, or not at all. Their size varies between species ranging from 2 mm long to a 40 mm wingspan making them some of the largest flies. When at rest, many species hold their wings at a characteristic "swept back" angle. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators, often with spectacularly long proboscises adapted to plants such as '' Lapeirousia'' species with very long, narrow floral tubes. Unlike butterflies, bee flies hold their proboscis straight, and cannot retract it. Many Bombyliidae superficially resemble bees and accordingly the prevalent common name for a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachycera
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera. It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families. Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation. Description A summary of the main physical characteristics is: * Antenna size (with eight or fewer flagellomeres) is reduced. In many species the third segment, the flagellum, is fused, except from a bristle called the arista that is sticking out from the fused flagellum. The arista consist of no more than three segments called aristomeres. * The maxillary palp (an elongated appendage near the mouth) has two segments or fewer. * The back portions of the larval head capsule extend into the prothorax (the anterior part of the thorax, which bears the first pair of legs). * Two distinct parts make up of the larval mandible (lower jaw). * The epandrium and hypandrium of the genitalia are separated in males. * No premandible is present on the lower surface of the labrum (the roof of the mout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
