Asilinae

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Asilinae
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Efferia aestuans
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Asilinae
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Asilinae is a large subfamily of flies in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies. It includes over 180 genera. [1] [2]

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Athericidae Family of flies

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<i>Sargus bipunctatus</i> Species of fly

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<i>Sargus cuprarius</i> Species of fly

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<i>Pachygaster leachii</i> Species of fly

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<i>Pachygaster atra</i> Species of fly

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<i>Oxycera trilineata</i> Species of fly

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<i>Oxycera pygmaea</i> Species of fly

Oxycera pygmaea, the pygmy soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.

<i>Oxycera pardalina</i> Species of fly

Oxycera pardalina, the hill soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.

Oxycera nigricornis, the delicate soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.

<i>Oxycera morrisii</i> Species of fly

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<i>Nemotelus uliginosus</i> Species of fly

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<i>Nemotelus notatus</i> Species of fly

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References

  1. Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN   1-899935-04-5.
  2. Dikow, Torsten (2019). "Asiloid Flies, deciphering their diversity and evolutionary history". National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-06-03.