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ASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs
Species Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus (Hornet Robberfly)     3  
Genus Dioctria (a genus of robber flies) 4      
Species Dioctria atricapilla Meigen, 1804 (Violet Black-legged Robberfly)     5  
Species Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820 (Stripe-legged Robberfly)     4  
Species Dioctria linearis (Fabricius, 1787) (Small Yellow-legged Robberfly)     3  
Species Dioctria rufipes (De Geer, 1776) (Common Red-legged Robberfly)   16 6  
Species Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804) (Fan-bristled Robberfly)   4    
Species Leptarthrus brevirostris (Meigen, 1804) (Slender-footed Robberfly)     9  
Species Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776) (Striped Slender Robberfly)     7  
Genus Machimus (a genus of robber flies) 2 24 35 1
Species Neoitamus cyanurus (Loew, 1849) (Common Awl Robberfly)     5  
Species Philonicus albiceps (Meigen, 1820) (Dune Robberfly)   8 7  

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Oldroyd, H., 1969 Diptera: Brachycera Sect (a) Tabanoidea and Asiloidea
Séguy, E., 1927 Diptéres (Brachycères) ( Asilidae)

ASILIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
BRACHYCERA
(short-horned flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

ASILIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Asilidae listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

Associated with ASILIDAE:

Asilidae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

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