| Trichoura | |
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| Trichoura tankwa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenopogoninae |
| Genus: | Trichoura Londt, 1994 |
Trichoura is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae discovered by Londt in 1994. There are 7 described species in Trichoura. Species in this genus live in tropical biomes across the African continent. [1]
These 7 species belong to the genus Trichoura:
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