Genus Atomosia

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)

Subfamily Laphriinae

Genus Atomosia

Explanation of Names

Atomosia Macquart 1838

Numbers

9 spp. in our area, 55 total(1)

Identification

(2)

Remarks

Are among the smallest robber flies(3)

Internet References

Genus page(4)

Works Cited

1.	Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm

2.	The genus Atomosia Macquart (Diptera:Asilidae) in North America north of Mexico Jeffrey K. Barnes. 2008. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 110(3), pp 701-731.

3.	Flies The Natural History & Diversity of Diptera Stephen A. Marshall. 2012. Firefly Books.

4.	Herschel Raney's Random Natural Acts: Robber Flies

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 14 June, 2005 - 4:21pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 16 November, 2019 - 8:49am

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