Asilidae

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Description & taxonomy

Asilidae
Thu, 07/03/2008 - 15:04 — Irina Brake

Diagnosis:
Small (3 mm) to very large (over 50 mm) flies, averaging 9-15 mm in length, long and slender to short, robust, and bee-like.

Taxonomic data
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Other Information:

Description: Adult
Head:

Thorax:

Wing:

Legs:

Male abdomen:

Female abdomen:

Description: Immature stages
Egg:

Larva:

Puparium:

General
Distribution:

Biology:

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Bibliography

Year	Author	Title
2000	Smith, M.	The hornet robber fly Asilus crabroniformis: land use and livestock grazing regimes at sites in England
1998	Pinchen, B.J.; Denton, J.S.; Bird, D.R.	The hornet robber fly Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus - adult behaviour at selected sites in Dorset, Hampshire and Surrey in 1997
1981	Wood, G. C.	Chapter 42. Asilidae
1923	Melin, D.	Contributions to the knowledge of the biology, metamorphosis and distribution of the Swedish asilids in relation to the whole family Asilidae
1758	Linnaeus, C.	Systema naturae