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Laphystiinae
Laphystia
Perasis *
Psilocurus
Zabrops

Perasis Hermann, 1906
[Laphystiinae]

Neotropical Nearctic Palaearctic Afrotropical Oriental Australian & Oceania
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Description: Hermann, F. (1906): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Asiliden I.. - Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift 50 (1905): 14-42 [37]; Berlin.
Type species: Perasis sareptana Hermann, 1906: 38
Literature: Williston, S.W. (1901): Asilidae. - In: Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. (eds.): Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoologia-Insecta-Diptera (Supllement); 298-332, pls. 5-6. - London. Hermann, F. (1906): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Asiliden II. - Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 6: 129-144; Teschendorf. Artigas, J.N. & Papavero, N. & Costa, C.A. da (1995): The American genera of Asilidae (Diptera): Keys for identification with an atlas of female spermathecae and other morphological details. VIII. Subfamily Laphystiinae G.H. Hardy, with descriptions of five new genera and species and a catalogue of the species. - Arquivos de Zoologia do Estado de Sao Paulo 34(1): 1-55; Sao Paulo.

Nearctic species:

  1. Perasis argentifacies (Williston, 1901)

Perasis argentifacies (Williston, 1901)
- male -

dorsal view   lateral view
head, frontal view   head, lateral view
wing sensu Hull (1962)

 

 

 

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