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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]
British Soldierflies and their allies is a book by Alan E. Stubbs and Martin Drake, published by the British Entomological and Natural History Society in 2001. A second edition was published in 2014.
Chrysopilus is common, worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. There are approximately 300 species in the genus, including fossil members that are sometimes found in amber.
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They got their name from the similarity of their, often, prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe.
Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
Stratiomyini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Oplodontha is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Oplodontha viridula, the common green colonel, is a European species of soldier fly.
Stratiomys singularior, the flecked general, is a Palearcticspecies of soldier fly.
Sargus iridatus, the iridescent centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
Sargus bipunctatus, the twin-spot centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
Sargus cuprarius, the clouded centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
Pachygaster leachii, the yellow-legged black, is a European species of soldier fly.
Pachygaster atra, the dark-winged black, is a European species of soldier fly.
Oxycera trilineata, the three-lined soldier, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly. Boldly marked in yellowish-green and black, it is found in a variety of wetlands, including pools, ditches, fens and swampy river margins. It is found in North European Russia up to Leningrad; Central Asia, Siberia. Western Europe, north up to southern Sweden.
Oxycera pygmaea, the pygmy soldier, is a European species of soldier 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.
Oxycera morrisii, the white-barred soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.
Nemotelus uliginosus, the barred snout, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly.
Nemotelus notatus, the flecked snout, is a European species of soldier fly.
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