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Species Proctacanthus rufus

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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 Asilinae
Genus Proctacanthus
Species rufus (Proctacanthus rufus)
Explanation of Names
Proctacanthus rufus Williston 1885
Size
>25 mm
Identification
Females elongate with bristle-tipped ovipositor
Range
MA-FL to IA-TX(1)
Habitat
Clear streams and rivers