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Asilidae Genera
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] |
Promachus Leoninus
In Greek mythology and History of Greece, history, Promachus (; Ancient Greek: Πρόμαχος; English language, English translation: "who leads in battle" or "champion") is a name that refers to several different people. ''Mythology'' *Promachus, son of Aeson. King of Iolcus, and Alcimede or Amphinome. He was killed by Pelias along with his father, while his older brother, Jason, searched for the Golden Fleece. *Promachus, son of Parthenopaeus and one of the Epigoni, who attacked the city of Thebes, Greece, Thebes to avenge their fathers, the Seven against Thebes, who died attempting the same thing. Promachus died in the attack, and was buried nearby at Teumessus. *Promachus, son of Alegenor, from Boeotia, a Achaeans (Homer), Greek warrior in the ''Iliad'' who was killed by Acamas (son of Antenor), Acamas. *Promachus, son of Heracles and Psophis (mythology), Psophis, brother of Echephron. *Promachus, one of the Suitors of Penelope, Suitors of Penelope from Homer's Ithaca, Ithaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
