Key to the genera of the Nearctic Asilidae

Keys Comparison Catalogue Terminology Notes

Apocleinae
Asilinae
Dasypogoninae
Dioctriinae
Laphriinae
Laphystiinae
Leptogastrinae
Ommatiinae
Stenopogoninae
Stichopogoninae
Trigonomiminae

Key to the genera of the Nearctic Trigonomiminae

Trigonomiminae

References: Artigas, J.N. & Papavero, N. (1989): The American genera of Asilidae (Diptera): Keys for identification with an atlas of female spermathecae and other morphological details. III. Key to the genera of Trigonomiminae Enderlein, with description of a new genus and species. - Boletin de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepcion 60: 35-41; Concepcion.

	Antenna with two-segmented style . . . . . Haplopogon Engel, 1930
	Antenna without or with one-segmented style.

	Postpedicel elongate, spindle-shaped, two or more times combined length of scape and pedicel . . . . . Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
	Postpedicel extremely short, small, dilated, bulb-like, drawn out apically into an extremely long, bristle-like style, longer than the head.

	Postpedicel twice as long as combined length of scape and pedicel and pollinose. Frons without longitudinal sunken area. Head in lateral view rounded below antennae and obliquely flattened above, the facial vrease specially deep. Upper section of M2 very short or fused to M3 . . . . . Orrhodops Hull, 1958
	Postpedicel short, nearly orbicular, considerably larger and wider than pedicel. Frons with a longitudinal sunken area and upper face with a longitudinal furrow. Upper section of M2 long . . . . . Bromleyus Hardy, 1944