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Species Diogmites discolor

Robber Fly 04 - Diogmites discolor - male

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 Dasypogoninae

Genus Diogmites (Hanging-thieves)

Species discolor (Diogmites discolor)

Explanation of Names

Diogmites discolor Loew 1866

Size

Body 19-31 mm, average 24 mm(1)

Identification

Silver spotting, dark abdominal base(1)

Range

MA-GA-AL to MO(2)

Works Cited

1.	The genus Diogmites in the eastern United States Artigas J.N. 1966. Ohio J. Sci. 66: 401-421.

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

Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 20 July, 2006 - 1:00pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 7 March, 2015 - 6:22am

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