| Proctacanthella willistoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Proctacanthella |
| Species: | P. willistoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Proctacanthella willistoni Fisher & Wilcox, 1987 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Proctacanthella willistoni is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3]
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 and catch their prey in flight.
