Biology:Archilestris

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Archilestris
ROBBER FLY (Archilestris magnificus) with YELLOWJACKET prey (9-4-12) 78 circulo montana, patagonia lake ranch estates, scc, az -01 (7933289696).jpg
Archilestris magnificus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Subfamily: Stenopogoninae
Genus: Archilestris
Loew, 1874

Archilestris is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about six described species in Archilestris.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Archilestris:

  • Archilestris excellens Enderlein, 1914 c g
  • Archilestris gapopterus (Wiedemann, 1828) c g
  • Archilestris geijskesi Papavero & Bernardi, 1974 c g
  • Archilestris longipes (Macquart, 1838) c
  • Archilestris magnificus (Walker, 1854) i c g b
  • Archilestris wenzeli Papavero & Bernardi, 1974 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14512326 entry