Polacantha
Polacantha is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 10 described species in Polacantha.[1][2][3][4]
| Polacantha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Polacantha gracilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Asilinae |
| Genus: | Polacantha Martin, 1975 |
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus Polacantha:
- Polacantha arcuata Martin, 1975 i c g b
- Polacantha badia Martin, 1975 c g
- Polacantha brevis Martin, 1975 c g
- Polacantha composita (Hine, 1918) i c g b
- Polacantha gracilis (Wiedemann, 1828) i c g b
- Polacantha grossa Martin, 1975 i c g b
- Polacantha pegma Martin, 1975 i c g
- Polacantha petila Martin, 1975 c g
- Polacantha sinuosa Martin, 1975 i c g
- Polacantha tridens Martin, 1975 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- "Polacantha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Browse Polacantha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Polacantha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Polacantha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
Further reading
- Dikow, T. (2009). "Phylogeny of Asilidae inferred from morphological characters of imagines (Insecta, Diptera, Brachycera, Asiloidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (319). hdl:2246/5949.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
- Geller-Grimm, Fritz (2004). "A world catalogue of the genera of the family Asilidae (Diptera)". Studia Dipterologica. 10.
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