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Species Proctacanthus rufus

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Proctacanthus - Proctacanthus rufus - female

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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

Works Cited

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

Contributed by Herschel Raney on 13 July, 2006 - 9:07am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 11 March, 2015 - 10:21am

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