Category
page 1Asilomorpha subfamilies
Asilinae
Asilinae is a large subfamily of flies in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies. It includes over 180 genera.
Laphriinae
Laphriinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae. Many are mimics of syntopic bees. Some prey on bees as adults. Larvae of the genus Hyperechia are known to grow inside the cells of Xylocopa bees, feeding on their larvae.
thumb|Smeryngolaphria numitor
thumb|Atomosia melanopogon
Bombyliinae
Bombyliinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 70 genera in Bombyliinae.
thumb|Systoechus candidulus, Florida
thumb|Anastoechus
Dasypogoninae
thumb|Taracticus octopunctatus.
thumb|Diogmites neoternatus, a species of hanging thief fly.
thumb|thumbtime=1:20|Cyrtopogon lateralis with prey.
thumb|Taracticus octopunctatus on common milkweed.
Stenopogoninae
Stenopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 70 genera and 740 described species in Stenopogoninae.
thumb|Stenopogon sabaudus
Usiinae
Usiinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are at least 3 genera and 180 described species in Usiinae.