| Callinicus calcaneus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Callinicus |
| Species: | C. calcaneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callinicus calcaneus Loew, 1872 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Callinicus calcaneus is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] They are known predators of solitary bees of the families Megachilidae and Andrenidae. [5]
The Asiloidea comprise a very large superfamily insects in the order Diptera, the true flies. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring worldwide. It includes the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects.
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 expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
Diogmites is a genus of mainly neotropical flies in the family Asilidae or robber flies.
Stenopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 70 genera and 740 described species in Stenopogoninae.
Callinicus pictitarsis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Neomochtherus pallipes, the Devon red-legged robber fly, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.
Stenopogon is a genus of robber flies, insects in the family Asilidae. There are at least 200 described species in Stenopogon.
Laphria gilva is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. It is found in the Nearctic realm. They mate on pine trees or stumps, with both sexes being polygamous.
Saropogon is a genus of robber flies. There are at least 120 described species in Saropogon.
Callinicus pollenius is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Callinicus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about five described species in Callinicus.
Stichopogon abdominalis is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.
Laphria unicolor is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Atomosia mucida is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Hodophylax is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least four described species in the genus Hodophylax.
Lasiopogon fumipennis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Stenopogon lomae is a species of robber flies, insects in the family Asilidae.
Laphria champlainii is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Mallophora bomboides, also known as the Florida bee killer, is a predaceous species of robber fly of the family Asilidae that feeds primarily on bumblebees. M. bomboides is a noteworthy instance of Batesian mimicry given its close resemblance to its prey, the bumblebee. These bees are typically found in the Eastern and Southern regions of the United States like South Carolina and Florida.
Asilus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 150 described species in Asilus.
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