Overview
Insects in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly called robber flies. The family Asilidae contains about 7,100 described species worldwide.
All robber flies have stout, spiny legs, a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax), and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. The mystax helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense. The antennae are short, 3-segmented, sometimes with a bristle-like structure called an arista.
The short, strong proboscis is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes which paralyze and digest the insides; the fly then sucks the liquefied meal through the proboscis. Many species have long, tapering abdomens, sometimes with a sword-like ovipositor. Others are fat-bodied bumblebee mimics. Adult robber flies attack other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, ants, dragon and damselflies, Ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.
Laphria sp. preys a ladybug

Stichopogon sp

Female
Male

Mating

With prey

Holcocephala fusca with prey



robberflies are insectivores
See also
- List of soldierflies and allies of Great Britain
All robber flies have stout, spiny legs, a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax), and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. The mystax helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense. The antennae are short, 3-segmented, sometimes with a bristle-like structure called an arista.
The short, strong proboscis is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes which paralyze and digest the insides; the fly then sucks the liquefied meal through the proboscis. Many species have long, tapering abdomens, sometimes with a sword-like ovipositor. Others are fat-bodied bumblebee mimics. Adult robber flies attack other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, ants, dragon and damselflies, Ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.
Laphria sp. preys a ladybug

Stichopogon sp

Female
Male

Mating

With prey

Holcocephala fusca with prey



robberflies are insectivores
See also
- List of soldierflies and allies of Great Britain
References
Other references
- Geller-Grimm F (2003): Photographic atlas and identification key to the robber flies of Germany (Diptera: Asilidae), CD-ROM, Amphx-Verlag Halle (Saale). ISBN 3-932795-18-0
- Hull, Frank M. (1962). "Robber Flies of the World: The Genera of the Family Asilidae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 224: 1?907. hdl:10088/10126.
- Lavigne, Robert J. (2003). "Evolution of courtship behaviour among the Asilidae (Diptera), with a review of courtship and mating". Studia dipterologica 9 (2): 703?42.
- Musso, Joseph-Jean (1978) (in French). Recherches sur le d?veloppement, la nutrition et l'?cologie des Asilidae (Diptera - Brachycera) (PhD thesis). OCLC 30534417.
- Oldroyd, Harold (1969). Tabanoidea and Asiloidea. Handbooks for the identification of British insects. Royal Entomological Society. OCLC 256410648.
- Papavero, N (1973). "Studies of Asilidae (Diptera) systematics and evolution: I. A preliminary classification in subfamilies". Arquivos de Zoologia 23 (3): 217?74. http://www.revistasusp.sibi.usp.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-78701973000100001&lng=pt.
- Wood, Grace C (1981). "Asilidae". In McAlpine JF, Peterson BV, Shewell GE, Teskey HJ, Vockeroth JR, Wood DM. Manual of Nearctic Diptera. 1. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services (Canada). pp. 549?73. ISBN 0-660-10731-7. http://www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmonographs/manual_of_nearctic_diptera_vol_1.pdf.
External links
- Database service for Asilidae ? Robber flies
- Robber flies of North America ? reference photographs, descriptions, natural history
- Family Asilidae at Bugguide.net
- Atlas of German Asilidae
- Key to the Asilidae of Central Europe
- Images (text in Japanese)
- Diptera.info
- Family description and images
- robber flies on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- bee killers, Mallophora spp. on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- Courting-dance of the robber fly (gallery)
- Robberflies of Germany Excellent.Includes structure.
Taxonomy
The Family Asilidae is a member of the Superfamily Asiloidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Asilidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Order: Diptera
(DIP-ter-uh)
C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder: Brachycera
(brak-EYE-sair-uh)
- Infraorder: Asilomorpha
- Suborder: Brachycera
(brak-EYE-sair-uh)
- Order: Diptera
(DIP-ter-uh)
C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Asilidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (6): Asilinae · Ericoideae · Laphriinae · Leptogastrinae · Olethreutinae · Ulmoideae
- Tribe (3): Bombini · Calluneae · Laspeyresiini
- Genus (635): Ablautatus · Ablautus · Abrophila · Acasilus · Acnephalum · Acrochordomerus · Acronyches · Acurana · Aczelia · Adelodus · Afganopogon · Afroepitriptus · Afroestricus · Afroholopogon · Afromelittodes · Afromochtherus · Afroscleropogon · Agrostomyia · Aireina · Albicoma · Alcimus · Alipiolaphria · Allocotasia · Allocotosia · Allopogon · Alvarenga · Alyssomyia · Amathomyia · Amblyonychus · Ammodaimon · Ammophilomima · Amphisbetetus · Anacinaces · Anarmostus · Anarolius · Anasillomos · Ancylorhynchus · Ancylorrhynchus · Andrenosoma · Aneomochtherus · Anisopogon · Annamyia · Anoplothyrea · Antilophonotus · Antipalpus · Antipalus · Antiphrisson · Anypodetus · Apachekolos · Aphamartania · Aphestia · Aphistina · Aplestobroma · Apoclea · Apolastauroides · Apothechyla · Apotinocerus · Apoxyria · Araiopogon · Araripogon · Araujoa · Archilaphria · Archilestris · Archilestroides · Argillemisca · Argyrochira · Argyropogon · Aristofolia · Arthriticopus · Asicya · Asilella · Asilidae · Asilini · Asilus · Asiola · Aspidopyga · Astochia · Astylopogon · Astylum · Aterpogon · Atomosia · Atonia · Atoniomyia · Atractia · Atractocoma · Austenmyia · Austrosaropogon · Automolina · Aymarasilus · Backomyia · Bactria · Bamwardaria · Bana · Bathropsis · Bathypogon · Beameromyia · Bisapoclea · Blacodes · Blax · Blepharepium · Blepharotes · Bohartia · Bombomima · Borapisma · Brachyrhopala · Brachyrrhopala · Brevirostrum · Bromleyus · Bromotheres · Broticosia · Buckellia · Cabasa · Cacodaemon · Caenarolia · Callinicus · Carreraomyia · Catostola · Cenochromyia · Centrolaphria · Ceratotaenia · Ceraturgopsis · Ceraturgus · Cerdistus · Cerotainia · Cerotainiops · Cerozodus · Chalcidimorpha · Chilesus · Choerades · Chryseutria · Chrysoceria · Chrysopogon · Chrysotriclis · Chylophaga · Chymedax · Cinadus · Clariola · Clephydroneura · Cleptomyia · Clinopogon · Cnodalomyia · Cochleariocera · Codula · Coleomyia · Colepia · Comantella · Congomochtherus · Connomyia · Conosiphon · Cophinopoda · Cophura · Cormansis · Corymyia · Craspedia · Cratolestes · Cratopoda · Creolestes · Crobilocerus · Cryptomerinx · Cryptopogon · Ctenodontina · Ctenota · Cyanonedys · Cyclosocerus · Cylicomera · Cylindrophora · Cyphomyiactia · Cyphotomyia · Cyrtophrys · Cyrtopogon · Dakinomyia · Damalina · Damalis · Danomyia · Daptolestes · Dasipogon · Dasophrys · Daspletis · Dasycyrton · Dasylechia · Dasyllina · Dasyllis · Dasypecus · Dasypogon · Dasypogoninae · Dasythrix · Dasytrix · Daulopogon · Deromyia · Despotiscus · Dichaetothyrea · Dicolonus · Dicranus · Dicropaltum · Didysmachus · Dikowmyia · Dinozabrus · Dioctobroma · Dioctria · Diogmites · Diplosynapsis · Discocephala · Discodamalis · Dissmeryngodes · Dogonia · Dolichodes · Dolichoscius · Dolopus · Doryclus · Dysclytus · Dyseris · Dysmachus · Dystolmus · Eccoptopus · Eccritosia · Echthistus · Echthodopa · Echthopoda · Eclipsis · Ecoptopus · Efferia · Eicherax · Eichoichemus · Elasmocera · Emphysomera · Empodiodes · Engelepogon · Enigmomorphus · Epaphroditus · Epholkiolaphria · Epiblepharis · Epiklisis · Epilamyra · Epipamponeurus · Epitriptus · Erax · Eraxasilus · Erebunus · Eremisca · Eremodromus · Eremonotus · Eretomyia · Eriopogon · Erythropogon · Esatanas · Euarmostus · Eucyrtopogon · Eudioctria · Eumecosoma · Eurhabdus · Euscelidia · Eutolmus · Filiolus · Furcilla · Galactopogon · Gerrolasius · Gibbasilus · Glaphyropyga · Glyphotriclis · Goneccalypsis · Gongromyia · Gonioscelis · Gonipes · Gonypes · Grajahua · Graptostylus · Grypoctonus · Gymnotriclis · Gyrpoctonus · Habropogon · Hadrokolos · Halictosoma · Haplopogon · Haroldia · Harpagobroma · Heilgmoneura · Heligmoneura · Heligmonevra · Helolaphyctis · Hermannella · Hermannomyia · Heteropogon · Hexameritia · Hippomachus · Hodites · Hodophylax · Holcocephala · Holocephala · Holopogon · Hoplistomera · Hoplistomerus · Hoplopheromerus · Hoplotriclis · Hullia · Hybozelodes · Hynirhynchus · Hypenetes · Hyperechia · Hystrichopogon · Icariomima · Ichneumolaphria · Illudium · Iranopogon · Irwinomyia · Ischiolobos · Itamus · Itolia · Joartigasia · Jothopogon · Juxtasilus · Katharma · Ktyr · Ktyrimisca · Labarus · Labromyia · Lagodias · Lagynogaster · Laloides · Lampria · Lamprozona · Lamyra · Laparus · Laphria · Laphygmolestes · Laphystia · Laphystotes · Lasiocnemus · Lasiopogon · Lastaurax · Lastaurina · Lastauroides · Lastauronia · Lastauropsis · Lastaurus · Laxenecera · Leinendera · Leptarthrus · Leptochelina · Leptogaster · Leptoharpacticus · Leptopteromyia · Lestomyia · Lestophonax · Lissoteles · Lithoeciscus · Lithoecisus · Lobus · Lochites · Lochmorhynchus · Lochyrus · Loewinella · Lonchodogonus · Lophoceraea · Lophonotus · Lophopeltis · Lophurodamalis · Lophybus · Lycomya · Lycoprosopa · Lycosimyia · Lycostommyia · Lycostomus · Macahyba · Machimus · Macrocolus · Macroetra · Mactea · Maira · Mallophora · Mallophorina · Margaritola · Marikovskia · Martinia · Martinomyia · Martintella · Mauropteron · Mecynopus · Megadrillus · Megametopon · Megaphorus · Megapoda · Megonyx · Megopoda · Meliponomima · Melouromyia · Menexenus · Merodontina · Merogymnus · Mesoleptogaster · Metadioctria · Metalaphria · Metapogon · Michotamia · Microphontes · Microstylum · Millenarius · Mimoscolia · Minicatus · Mirolestes · Mittagongia · Mochterus · Mochtherus · Molobratia · Morimna · Myaptex · Myelaphus · Myolestes · Nannocyrtopogon · Nannodioctria · Nannolaphria · Negasilus · Neoaratus · Neocerdistus · Neocyrtopogon · Neodasophrys · Neoderomyia · Neodioctria · Neodiogmites · Neodysmachus · Neoepitriptus · Neoeristicus · Neoholopogon · Neoitamus · Neolaparus · Neolophonotus · Neomochtherus · Neophoneus · Neopogon · Neosaropogon · Neoscleropogon · Nerterhaptomenus · Nesiotes · Nicocles · Nomomyia · Nothopogon · Notiolaphria · Notomochtherus · Nusa · Nyssomyia · Nyssoprosopa · Nyximyia · Obelophorus · Oberon · Odus · Oidardis · Oligopogon · Oligoschema · Ommatinus · Ommatius · Ommatus · Omniablautus · Omninablautus · Opeatocerus · Ophionomima · Opocapsis · Opopotes · Opseostlengis · Oratostylum · Orophotus · Orrhodops · Orthogonis · Orthoneuromyia · Ospriocerus · Othoniomyia · Oxynoton · Pachychaeta · Palamopogon · Pamponerus · Paractenota · Paraloewinella · Paramochtherus · Paraphamartania · Parastenopogon · Parataracticus · Paraterpogon · Paratractia · Paritamus · Pashtshenkoa · Pedomyia · Pegesimallus · Pegolabrus · Perasis · Phellopteron · Phellus · Philamosius · Phileris · Philodicus · Philonerax · Philonicus · Pholidotus · Phoneus · Phonicocleptes · Pilica · Plesiomma · Pogonosoma · Polacantha · Polyphonius · Polysarca · Polysarcodes · Porasilus · Premochtherus · Pritchardia · Pritchardomyia · Proagonistes · Proctacanthella · Proctacanthus · Prolatiforceps · Prolepsis · Promachella · Promachina · Promachus · Pronomopsis · Protichisma · Protodamalis · Protometer · Protophanes · Prytania · Prytanomyia · Pseudomerodontina · Pseudonusa · Pseudorus · Psilinus · Psilocurus · Psilonyx · Psilozona · Pycnomerinx · Pycnopogon · Pygommatius · 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- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10,050 species and subspecies in the Family Asilidae.
Genera
Ablautatus
Ablautus
Abrophila
Acasilus
Acnephalum
Acrochordomerus
Acronyches
Acurana
Aczelia
Adelodus
Afganopogon
Afroepitriptus
Afroestricus
Afroholopogon
Afromelittodes
Afromochtherus
Afroscleropogon
Agrostomyia
Aireina
Albicoma
Alcimus
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Alipiolaphria
Allocotasia
Allocotosia
Allopogon
Alvarenga
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Alyssomyia
Amathomyia
Amblyonychus
Ammodaimon
Ammophilomima
Amphisbetetus
Anacinaces
Anarmostus
Anarolius
Anasillomos
Ancylorhynchus
Ancylorrhynchus
Andrenosoma
Aneomochtherus
Anisopogon
Anisopogon is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. [more]
Annamyia
Anoplothyrea
Antilophonotus
Antipalpus
Antipalus
Antiphrisson
Anypodetus
Apachekolos
Aphamartania
Aphestia
Aphistina
Aplestobroma
Apoclea
Apolastauroides
Apothechyla
Apotinocerus
Apoxyria
Araiopogon
Araripogon
Araujoa
Archilaphria
Archilestris
Archilestroides
Argillemisca
Argyrochira
Argyropogon
Aristofolia
Arthriticopus
Asicya
Asilella
Asilidae
Asilini
Asilus
Asiola
Aspidopyga
Astochia
Astylopogon
Astylum
Aterpogon
Atomosia
Atonia
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Atoniomyia
Atractia
Atractocoma
Austenmyia
Austrosaropogon
Automolina
Aymarasilus
Backomyia
Bactria
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Bamwardaria
Bana
Bathropsis
Bathypogon
Beameromyia
Bisapoclea
Blacodes
Blax
Blepharepium
Blepharotes
Bohartia
Bombomima
Borapisma
Brachyrhopala
Brachyrrhopala
Brevirostrum
Bromleyus
Bromotheres
Broticosia
Buckellia
Cabasa
Cacodaemon
Caenarolia
Callinicus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Carreraomyia
Catostola
Cenochromyia
Centrolaphria
Ceratotaenia
Ceraturgopsis
Ceraturgus
Cerdistus
Cerotainia
Cerotainiops
Cerozodus
Chalcidimorpha
Chilesus
Choerades
Chryseutria
Chrysoceria
Chrysopogon
Chrysotriclis
Chylophaga
Chymedax
Cinadus
Clariola
Clephydroneura
Cleptomyia
Clinopogon
Cnodalomyia
Cochleariocera
Codula
Coleomyia
Colepia
Comantella
Congomochtherus
Connomyia
Conosiphon
Cophinopoda
Cophura
Cormansis
Corymyia
Craspedia
Craspedia is a genus of commonly known as billy buttons or woollyheads. They are native to Australia and New Zealand where they grow in a variety of habitats from sea level to the alps. The genus is found in every state of Australia except the Northern Territory. In New Zealand, Craspedia is found south from about East Cape in the North Island to Stewart Island. It also occurs on Campbell Island 660 km S of Stewart Island, and the Chatham Islands, 800 km E of East Cape. Craspedia are rosette-forming herbs with secondarily compound capitula (glomerules) that are borne on erect, unbranched scapes. The glomerules or flower-heads are hemispherical to spherical (like pom poms) and are formed of a massive aggregation of tiny flowers (florets). Most species are perennial with one species recorded as annual. Twenty three-species are currently accepted, six from New Zealand and 17 from Australia. Leaves have considerable variation in form, they range in color from white through to grass green, and are often covered in fine hairs. [more]
Cratolestes
Cratopoda
Creolestes
Crobilocerus
Cryptomerinx
Cryptopogon
Ctenodontina
Ctenota
Cyanonedys
Cyclosocerus
Cylicomera
Cylindrophora
Cyphomyiactia
Cyphotomyia
Cyrtophrys
Cyrtopogon
Dakinomyia
Damalina
Damalis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[3] [more]
Danomyia
Daptolestes
Dasipogon
Dasophrys
Daspletis
Dasycyrton
Dasylechia
Dasyllina
Dasyllis
Dasypecus
Dasypogon
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[4] [more]
Dasypogoninae
Dasythrix
Dasytrix
Daulopogon
Deromyia
Despotiscus
Dichaetothyrea
Dicolonus
Dicranus
Dicropaltum
Didysmachus
Dikowmyia
Dinozabrus
Dioctobroma
Dioctria
Diogmites
Diplosynapsis
Discocephala
Discodamalis
Dissmeryngodes
Dogonia
Dolichodes
Dolichoscius
Dolopus
Doryclus
Dysclytus
Dyseris
Dysmachus
Dystolmus
Eccoptopus
Eccritosia
Echthistus
Echthodopa
Echthopoda
Eclipsis
Ecoptopus
Efferia
Eicherax
Eichoichemus
Elasmocera
Emphysomera
Empodiodes
Engelepogon
Enigmomorphus
Epaphroditus
Epholkiolaphria
Epiblepharis
Epiklisis
Epilamyra
Epipamponeurus
Epitriptus
Erax
Eraxasilus
Erebunus
Eremisca
Eremodromus
Eremonotus
Eretomyia
Eriopogon
Erythropogon
Esatanas
Euarmostus
Eucyrtopogon
Eudioctria
Eumecosoma
Eurhabdus
Euscelidia
Eutolmus
Filiolus
Furcilla
Galactopogon
Gerrolasius
Gibbasilus
Glaphyropyga
Glyphotriclis
Goneccalypsis
Gongromyia
Gonioscelis
Gonipes
Gonypes
Grajahua
Graptostylus
Grypoctonus
Gymnotriclis
Gyrpoctonus
Habropogon
Hadrokolos
Halictosoma
Haplopogon
Haroldia
Harpagobroma
Heilgmoneura
Heligmoneura
Heligmonevra
Helolaphyctis
Hermannella
Hermannomyia
Heteropogon
Hexameritia
Hippomachus
Hodites
Hodophylax
Holcocephala
Holocephala
Holopogon
Holopogon is a genus of in family Orchidaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Hoplistomera
Hoplistomerus
Hoplopheromerus
Hoplotriclis
Hullia
Hybozelodes
Hynirhynchus
Hypenetes
Hyperechia
Hystrichopogon
Icariomima
Ichneumolaphria
Illudium
Iranopogon
Irwinomyia
Ischiolobos
Itamus
Itolia
Joartigasia
Jothopogon
Juxtasilus
Katharma
Ktyr
Ktyrimisca
Labarus
Labromyia
Lagodias
Lagynogaster
Laloides
Lampria
Lamprozona
Lamyra
Laparus
Laphria
Laphygmolestes
Laphystia
Laphystotes
Lasiocnemus
Lasiopogon
Lasiopogon is a genus of in the Asteraceae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Lastaurax
Lastaurina
Lastauroides
Lastauronia
Lastauropsis
Lastaurus
Laxenecera
Leinendera
Leptarthrus
Leptochelina
Leptogaster
Leptoharpacticus
Leptopteromyia
Lestomyia
Lestophonax
Lissoteles
Lithoeciscus
Lithoecisus
Lobus
Lochites
Lochmorhynchus
Lochyrus
Loewinella
Lonchodogonus
Lophoceraea
Lophonotus
Lophopeltis
Lophurodamalis
Lophybus
Lycomya
Lycoprosopa
Lycosimyia
Lycostommyia
Lycostomus
Macahyba
Machimus
Macrocolus
Macroetra
Mactea
Maira
Mallophora
Mallophorina
Margaritola
Marikovskia
Martinia
Martinomyia
Martintella
Mauropteron
Mecynopus
Megadrillus
Megametopon
Megaphorus
Megapoda
Megonyx
Megopoda
Meliponomima
Melouromyia
Menexenus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Merodontina
Merogymnus
Mesoleptogaster
Metadioctria
Metalaphria
Metapogon
Michotamia
Microphontes
Microstylum
Millenarius
Mimoscolia
Minicatus
Mirolestes
Mittagongia
Mochterus
Mochtherus
Molobratia
Morimna
Myaptex
Myelaphus
Myolestes
Nannocyrtopogon
Nannodioctria
Nannolaphria
Negasilus
Neoaratus
Neocerdistus
Neocyrtopogon
Neodasophrys
Neoderomyia
Neodioctria
Neodiogmites
Neodysmachus
Neoepitriptus
Neoeristicus
Neoholopogon
Neoitamus
Neolaparus
Neolophonotus
Neomochtherus
Neophoneus
Neopogon
Neosaropogon
Neoscleropogon
Nerterhaptomenus
Nesiotes
Nicocles
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[5] [more]
Nomomyia
Nothopogon
Notiolaphria
Notomochtherus
Nusa
Nyssomyia
Nyssoprosopa
Nyximyia
Obelophorus
Oberon
Oberon (also spelled Auberon) is a fairy king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which he is Consort to Titania, Queen of the Fairies. [more]
Odus
Oidardis
Oligopogon
Oligoschema
Ommatinus
Ommatius
Ommatus
Omniablautus
Omninablautus
Opeatocerus
Ophionomima
Opocapsis
Opopotes
Opseostlengis
Oratostylum
Orophotus
Orrhodops
Orthogonis
Orthoneuromyia
Ospriocerus
Othoniomyia
Oxynoton
Pachychaeta
Palamopogon
Pamponerus
Paractenota
Paraloewinella
Paramochtherus
Paraphamartania
Parastenopogon
Parataracticus
Paraterpogon
Paratractia
Paritamus
Pashtshenkoa
Pedomyia
Pegesimallus
Pegolabrus
Perasis
Phellopteron
Phellus
Philamosius
Phileris
Philodicus
Philonerax
Philonicus
Pholidotus
Phoneus
Phonicocleptes
Pilica
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Plesiomma
Pogonosoma
Polacantha
Polyphonius
Polysarca
Polysarcodes
Porasilus
Premochtherus
Pritchardia
The genus Pritchardia (Family Arecaceae) consists of between 24-40 species of fan palms (tribe Corypheae) found on tropical Pacific Ocean islands in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tuamotus, and Hawaii. The generic name honours William Thomas Pritchard (1829-1907), a British consul at Fiji. [more]
Pritchardomyia
Proagonistes
Proctacanthella
Proctacanthus
Prolatiforceps
Prolepsis
The development of an axillary bud only after a period of rest.[6] [more]
Promachella
Promachina
Promachus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[7] [more]
Pronomopsis
Protichisma
Protodamalis
Protometer
Protophanes
Prytania
Prytanomyia
Pseudomerodontina
Pseudonusa
Pseudorus
Psilinus
Psilocurus
Psilonyx
Psilozona
Pycnomerinx
Pycnopogon
Pygommatius
Questopogon
Rachiopogon
Reburrus
Regasilus
Remotomyia
Rhabdogaster
Rhabdotoitamus
Rhacholaemus
Rhadinosoma
Rhadinus
Rhadiurgus
Rhatimomyia
Rhayatus
Rhipidocephala
Robertomyia
Saliomima
Saropogon
Satanas
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[8] [more]
Schildia
Scleropogon
Scleropogon is a monotypic genus of which includes the sole species Scleropogon brevifolius, or burrograss. This grass is found in two areas of the world, in North America from the southwestern United States to central Mexico and in South America in Chile and Argentina. This is a perennial mat-forming grass with sharp, tufted leaves and firm awns. This grass may be dioecious, with staminate and pistillate plants growing in separate colonies. [more]
Scylaticina
Scylaticus
Scytomedes
Seabramyia
Seilopogon
Selidopogon
Senobasis
Senoprosopis
Shannomyioleptus
Sinopsilonyx
Sintoria
Sisyrnodytes
Smeryngolaphria
Spanurus
Sphageus
Sphagomyia
Sporadothrix
Stackelberginia
Stenasilus
Stenommatius
Stenopogon
Stenoprosopus
Stichopogon
Stichtopogon
Stilpnogaster
Stiphrolamyra
Stizochymus
Stizolestes
Storthyngomerus
Strombocodia
Strophipogon
Stygia
Synolcus
Systropalpus
Tanatchivia
Taperigna
Tapinostylus
Taracticus
Templasilus
Teratopomyia
Teretromyia
Thallosia
Theodoria
Thereutria
Theromyia
Theurgus
Threnia
Tipulogaster
Tocantinia
Tolmerolestes
Tolmerus
Torasilus
Torebroma
Toremyia
Townsendia
Townsendia is a genus of known commonly as Townsend daisies. These annual and perennial wildflowers are native to western North America. They are typical daisies in appearance, with flower heads in shades of pink, purple, blue, white, and yellow. [more]
Trichardis
Trichardopsis
Trichomachimus
Trichoura
Triclioscelis
Triclis
Trigonomima
Triorla
Trypanoides
Tsacasia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Tsacasiella
Turka
Turkmenomyia
Udenopogon
Ujguricola
Valiraptor
Wilcoxia
Echinocereus is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 70 species from the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the fruit edible. [more]
Wilcoxius
Willistonina
Wyliea
Xenomyza
Xiphocera
Xiphocerus
Xyphocerus
Yksdarhus
Ysopogon
Zabrops
Zabrotica
Zelamyia
Zosteria
Zoticus
Zygocolon
More info about the Genus Zygocolon may be found here.
References
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Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Alvarenga&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Callinicus&search=Search
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=112630
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Dasypogon&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Nicocles&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Prolepsis&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Promachus&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Satanas&search=Search
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