Archilestris is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about six described species in Archilestris.[1][2][3][4]
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| Archilestris magnificus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenopogoninae |
| Genus: | Archilestris Loew, 1874 |
Species edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Archilestris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b "Browse Archilestris". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b "Archilestris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b "Archilestris Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
Further reading edit
- Dikow, T. (2009). "Phylogeny of Asilidae inferred from morphological characters of imagines (Insecta, Diptera, Brachycera, Asiloidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (319). hdl:2246/5949.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
- Geller-Grimm, Fritz (2004). "A world catalogue of the genera of the family Asilidae (Diptera)". Studia Dipterologica. 10.
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