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| Stilpnogaster aemula preys a micromoth. Female | |
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| Species: | S. aemula |
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| Stilpnogaster aemula (Meigen, 1820) | |
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Stilpnogaster aemula is a species of 'stiletto flies' belonging to the family Asilidae.
Subspecies include: [2]
This species is present in part of Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, former Yugoslavia and Switzerland). [3]
Stilpnogaster aemula can reach a body length of about 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in). [4] Face is covered with pubescence and shows a narrow shiny longitudinal marking. Tergites and sternites are shiny black, with tomentose hind margins of each segment. Discal bristles on tergites are well-developed. Metatarsus of mid leg is of usual length. [5]
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.
Leptarthrus brevirostris is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.
Leptarthrus is a genus of robber-flies, Most species are found throughout Europe, and there is one Chinese species.
Choerades is a genus of robber flies described by Francis Walker in 1851, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae.
Platycheirus angustatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of the Palearctic, and in the Nearctic.
Goniglossum wiedermanni is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Eumerus funeralis or lesser bulb fly is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. E. funeralis appears in Peck (1988) as a synonym of E. strigatus (Fallen), but was reinstated as the correct name for tuberculatus Rondani, sensu auctorum by Speight et al. (1998).
The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtual absence of any hairs. The majority of the larvae are phytophagous, mainly on grasses, and can be major pests of cereals. However, parasitic and predatory species are known. A few species are kleptoparasites. Some species in the genera Hippelates and Siphunculina are called eye gnats or eye flies for their habit of being attracted to eyes. They feed on lachrymal secretions and other body fluids of various animals, including humans, and are of medical significance.
Diogmites is a genus of mainly neotropical flies in the family Asilidae or robber flies.
Neoitamus cyanurus, the Common Awl Robberfly is a species of 'stiletto flies' belonging to the family Asilidae.
Nephrotoma cornicina is a species of fly in the family Tipulidae.
Phania speculifrons is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Dioctria bicincta is a species of robber fly classified in the subfamily Dasypogoninae of the family Asilidae.
Dioctria rufipes, the common red-legged robberfly, is a species of robber fly in the subfamily Dasypogoninae of the family Asilidae.
Cyrtopogon ruficornis is a species of fly in the robber flies family. It is found in parts of Central and Southern Europe.
Stilpnogaster is a genus of flies belonging to the family Asilidae.
Machimus setibarbus is a species of fly in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies.
Neomochtherus geniculatus is a species of fly in the robber fly family, Asilidae.
Choerades marginata is a species of robber fly found in Europe.
Neoitamus cothurnatus, the Scarce Awl Robberfly, is a species of 'stiletto flies' belonging to the family Asilidae.
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