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Psilocurus

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Psilocurus is a genus of robber flies in the family of Asilidae. There are about 14 described species in Psilocurus.

Species

GENUS

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

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Specimen records
12
With media
6
Family
Asilidae
Collections
INDRE-SSA, UMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NMSU, PSUC, KU
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Panama

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asilidae
Image
Psilocurus sp. (43672428812).jpg
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taxon name
Psilocurus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Psilocurus
Commons category
Psilocurus
diel cycle
diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading

Psilocurus is a genus of robber flies in the family of Asilidae. There are about 14 described species in Psilocurus.

==Species== These 14 species belong to the genus Psilocurus: Psilocurus birdi Curran, 1931 Psilocurus blascoi Weinberg & Bachli, 2001 Psilocurus camposi Curran, 1931 Psilocurus caudatus Williston, 1901 Psilocurus hypopygialis (Paramonov, 1930) Psilocurus modestus (Williston, 1893) Psilocurus negrus Lehr, 1974 Psilocurus nudiusculus Loew, 1874 Psilocurus pallustris Hull, 1961 Psilocurus puellus Bromley, 1934 Psilocurus pygmaeus Hull, 1961 Psilocurus reinhardi Bromley, 1951 Psilocurus tibialis Hull, 1961 † Paraclia tarsalis (Statz, 1940)

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