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Laphystiinae
Laphystia *
Perasis
Psilocurus
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Laphystia Loew, 1847
[Laphystiinae]

Neotropical Nearctic Palaearctic Afrotropical Oriental Australian & Oceania
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Description: Loew, H. (1847): Über die europäischen Raubfliegen (Diptera, Asilica). - Linnaea entomologica 2: 384-568, 585-591 [538]; Szczecin (= Stettin) - Berlin.
Type species: Laphystia sabulicola Loew, 1847: 538
Literature: Hermann, F. (1906): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Asiliden II. - Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 6: 129-144; Teschendorf [key]. Curran, C.H. (1927): Descriptions of Nearctic Diptera. - The Canadian Entomologist 59: 79-92 (85-88); Ottawa [key]. Curran, C.H. (1931): New American Asilidae (Diptera) II. - American Museum Novitates 487: 25 pp.; New York [key]. Wilcox, J. (1960): Laphystia Loew in North America (Diptera, Asilidae). - Annals of the Entomological Society of America 53: 328-346; Columbus [key]. Hull, F.M. (1963): A new species of Laphystia Loew (Diptera: Asilidae). - Entomological News 64: 202-203; Vincentown.

Nearctic species:

  1. Laphystia albiceps (Macquart, 1846)
  2. Laphystia annulata annulata Hull, 1957
  3. Laphystia annulata interrupta Hull, 1957
  4. Laphystia bromleyi Wilcox, 1960
  5. Laphystia brookmani Wilcox, 1960
  6. Laphystia canadensis Curran, 1927
  7. Laphystia cazieri Wilcox, 1960
  8. Laphystia confusa Curran, 1927
  9. Laphystia duncani Wilcox, 1960
  10. Laphystia flavipes Coquillett, 1904
  11. Laphystia howlandi Wilcox, 1960
  12. Laphystia jamesi Wilcox, 1960
  13. Laphystia laguna Wilcox, 1960
  14. Laphystia lanhami James, 1941
  15. Laphystia limatula Coquillett, 1904
  16. Laphystia litoralis Curran, 1931
  17. Laphystia martini Wilcox, 1960
  18. Laphystia notata (Bigot, 1878)
  19. Laphystia ochreifrons Curran, 1931
  20. Laphystia opaca Coquillett, 1904
  21. Laphystia rubra Hull, 1957
  22. Laphystia rufiventris Curran, 1931
  23. Laphystia rufofasciata Curran, 1931
  24. Laphystia sexfasciata (Say, 1823)
  25. Laphystia sillersi Hull, 1963
  26. Laphystia snowi Wilcox, 1960
  27. Laphystia texensis Curran, 1931
  28. Laphystia tolandi Wilcox, 1960
  29. Laphystia torpida Hull, 1957
  30. Laphystia utahensis Wilcox, 1960
  31. Laphystia varipes Curran, 1931

Laphystia cazieri Wilcox, 1960

- male -

dorsal view   lateral view
head lateral   head frontal
antenna   antenna
antenna   scutum dorsolateral
scutum lateral   wing
wing   wing tip
scutellum dorsal

- female -

dorsal view   lateral view

 

 

 

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