-
generally composed of two segments, of
which the
basal is very short. In some
asilids, the
stylus can be
monoarticolate or absent. The
mouthparts are short,...
-
species of
robber fly or
Asilidae known throughout the world, and one of 28
asilids known to
occur in the
British Isles. The Manx
robber fly was
first discovered...
- Hale Carpenter, one
monkey ate a wasp-like
asilid presented to it with
caution and
another rejected the
asilid as food altogether. However, the
second monkey...
- Poulton,
Edward B. (1924). "VI. The
relation between the
larvae of the
Asilid genus Hyperechia (Laphriinae) and
those of
Xylocopid bees". Transactions...
-
Contributions to the
knowledge of the biology,
metamorphosis and
distribution of the
Swedish Asilids in
relation to the
whole family of
Asilids (1923)...
-
special interest; his
doctoral dissertation was
titled “Ecology of some
asilid species and
their relationships with the
native bee, Apis
mellifica L."...
- insects,
including other robber flies, bees,
wasps and beetles. Like
other asilids, they use
their proboscis to
penetrate the body of
their prey and inject...
- Poulton,
Edward B. (1924). "VI. The
relation between the
larvae of the
Asilid genus Hyperechia (Laphriinae) and
those of
Xylocopid bees". Transactions...
-
Dichropogon was used
briefly instead, but this name is
preoccupied by a
genus of
asilid flies (Dichropogon Bezzi, 1910). The two
species are:
Common scale-backed...
- an
elongate body, much like that of a
robber fly (Asilidae), but
unlike asilids, it has a long
tubular proboscis (mouthparts) that may be used, as in butterflies...
