2024年8月25日 · A list of English common names for the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of North America north of Mexico 3. Dikow T. (2004–2012) AsilidaeData -- web-site version 2

There are over 1,000 species of robber flies (family Asilidae) in North America; and nearly 100 have been recorded from the Upper Midwest. The common name for this group comes from their ferocious manner of pouncing from the air on their prey.

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 ...

robber fly, (family Asilidae), any of about 6,750 species of predatory insects, worldwide in distribution, in the fly order, Diptera. Robber flies range in length to almost 8 cm (3 inches), making them the largest of all flies.

2024年5月27日 · The Robber Flies belong to the family Asilidae and are of the order Diptera. They belong to the broad group of species that pounce on their prey mid-air. People often refer to these flies as assassin flies because of their predatory behavior. They are sometimes mistaken for biting flies or horseflies, but this is a misconception. Robber Flies ...

The present cladistic analysis forms the most comprehensive phylogenetic study on Asilidae to date and is used to revise the taxon’s phylogenetic classification in which 14 subfamily taxa are recognized.

The robber flies are an abundant and diverse family (Asilidae) known for their predatory behavior. Asilidae diversity can be attributed to their broad distribution, as most species tend to occupy a selective niche.

The purpose of this article is to obtain information on the characteristics and taxonomy of the Family Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera). In this article, the bionomy of the Asilidae family will be studied.. A selection of articles published from 1946 to 2021.

2025年4月2日 · A replacement name in the family Asilidae in South America (Diptera). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara miscellaneous papers 147–148: 14–15. Internet Archive.

2016年6月14日 · Asilidae is one of the largest Diptera families with more than 7,000 recognized species worldwide. All their species are predators on arthropods, mainly insects. This catalogue presents 71 species distributed in 26 genera, ten tribes or generic groups and four subfamilies.