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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 hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive 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 the robber 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 ( ocelli) in a characteristic depression on the tops of their head between the ... [...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 Insect mouthparts#Hypopharynx, hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive 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 the robber 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 form one of the most characteristic groups of the lower Brachycera. Robber flies have stout, spiny legs and ... [...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. The compound eyes are generally larger in males, which in many species are actually holoptic. Females have well-developed compound eyes, but are clearly dichoptic. There are three ocelli. The antennae are relatively short. The scape is elongated, the pedicel very short, and the first flagellomere is conical and elongated, the apex bearing a compound stylus with one to three segments. The scape and pedicel are pubescent; In contrast to the related and confusingly similar fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiloidea
The Asiloidea comprise a very large superfamily insects in the order Diptera, the true 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 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 ocelli, and both sexes are dichoptic (with a clear separation between the eyes). In Therevidae, Apsilocephalidae, and Scenopinidae, the males are usually holoptic (eyes meet at top of head). Known larvae of this superfamily have ... [...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 *'' Dakinomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptogastrinae
Leptogastrinae is a subfamily of 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 ''Leptopteromyia'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about seven described species in ''Leptopteromyia''. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Leptopteromyia'': * '' Leptopteromyia americana'' Hardy, 1947 ...'' Williston, 1907 * '' Lobus'' Martin, 1972 * '' Mesoleptogaster'' Frey, 1937 * '' Ophionomima'' Enderlein, 1914 * '' Psilonyx'' Aldrich, 1923 * '' Schildia'' Aldrich, 1923 * '' Sinopsilonyx'' Hsia, 1949 * '' Systologaster'' Papavero, 2009 * '' Tipulogaster'' Cockerell, 1913 * † '' C ... [...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 an estimated 1,000,000 species including horse-fly, horse-flies, crane fly, crane flies, hoverfly, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have Species description, been described. 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 maneuverability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth ... [...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 * '' Dicranu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stichopogoninae
Stichopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. 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 ''Burmapogon bruckschi'' is an extinct species of assassin fly found in Burmese amber. The species is around 100 million years old. See also * List of Asilidae species References External links * *Burmapogon bruckschi' at thEncyclopedia o ...'' Dikow and Grimaldi, 2014 References Further reading * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laphriinae
Laphriinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae. Larvae of the genus ''Hyperechia'' are known to grow inside the cells of ''Xylocopa'' bees, feeding on their larvae. Laphriinae genera Genera in the subfamily include: *'' Acrochordomerus'' Hermann, 1920 *'' Adelodus'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Afromelittodes'' Oldroyd and Bruggen, 1963 *'' Afromosia'' Londt, 2015 *'' Amathomyia'' Hermann, 1912 *''Andrenosoma'' Rondani, 1856 *'' Anoplothyrea'' Meijere, 1914 *'' Anypodetus'' Hermann, 1908 *'' Aphestia'' Schiner, 1866 *'' Aphistina'' Oldroyd, 1972 *''Aphractia'' Artigas and Papavero and Serra, 1991 *'' Apoxyria'' Schiner, 1866 *''Atomosia'' Macquart, 1838 *''Atoniomyia'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Atractia'' Macquart, 1838 *'' Bathropsis'' Hermann, 1912 *'' Borapisma'' Hull, 1957 *'' Bromotheres'' Hull, 1962 *'' Cenochromyia'' Hermann, 1912 *''Cerotainia'' Schiner, 1868 *''Cerotainiops'' Curran, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asilinae
Asilinae is a large subfamily of flies in the family Asilidae, 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. 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 known poorly, or not at all. They range in size from very small (2 mm in length) to very large for flies (wingspan of some 40 mm).Hull, Frank Montgomery, Bee flies of the world: the genera of the family Bombyliidae Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press 1973 . Downloadable from: https://archive.org/details/beefliesofworl2861973hull 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomology, entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde, Brive, then in the Limousin (province), province of Limo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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