-
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...
- 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...
- inland). Prey
species include other dipteran species,
including smaller asilids,
Hymenoptera and Odonata.
Fauna Europaea Oldroyd,
Harold (1969). Diptera...
-
noxious and
advertise this by
means of con****uous coloration. For
mimetic asilids like M. bomboides,
these organisms attack their aculeate Hymenoptera models...
-
Contributions to the
knowledge of the biology,
metamorphosis and
distribution of the
Swedish Asilids in
relation to the
whole family of
Asilids (1923)...
-
knowledge of the biology,
metamorphosis and
distribution of the
swedish Asilids. –
Zoologiska Bidrag fran
Uppsala 8: 317 pp.;
Uppsala "Dioctria atricapilla...
- forelegs. This
feature also
occurs in some
members of
other asilid subfamilies. As with most
asilids,
known pupae of
Diogmites species have
prominent tooth-...
- vertebrates, but
apparently even
against predatory insects, fore
instance Asilids. Like all
insects protected by the body-juices, they are
extremely tenacious...
- 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...
