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Diogmites

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Diogmites is a genus of mainly neotropical flies in the family Asilidae or robber flies.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Diogmites is referenced by 16 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and species.

It is catalogued under the topic Asilidae genera.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyAsilidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
370
With media
27
Family
Asilidae
Collections
INDRE-SSA
Recorded in
Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asilidae
Image
Hanging Thief Robber Fly (Diogmites crudelis) (7736461008).jpg
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taxon name
Diogmites
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Diogmites
taxon common name
Hanging-thieves
Commons category
Diogmites
diel cycle
diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview

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Diogmites is a genus of mainly neotropical flies in the family Asilidae or robber flies.

== Description == Medium to large-sized robber flies (17–48 mm) with mostly minute body hair, thoracal bristles are mostly confined to a row on the mesonotum and two bristles on the scutellum. The mystax is of relatively modest size and is made up of comparatively few bristles, which do not or barely overlap the beak in side view. The antennae have a relatively slender third article that forms over half of the antennal length and carries a single, minute apical hair. Face narrower than the width of one eye. Abdomen slender and sometimes slightly constricted, its posterior end reaches the wing tips or extends past these. Wings are usually clear or only slightly tinted. Body coloration often predominantly straw-yellowish to orange-reddish, in some species darker brown to black. Eye coloration of live animals often includes iridescent green.

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