Taracticus

Taracticus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 16 described species in Taracticus. thumb|Taracticus octopunctatus

==Species== These 16 species belong to the genus Taracticus: Taracticus aciculatus Pritchard, 1938 Taracticus argentifacies James, 1953 Taracticus dimidiatus (Macquart, 1847) Taracticus geniculatus (Bigot, 1878) Taracticus guerrerensis Pritchard, 1938 Taracticus nigrimystaceus Williston, 1901 Taracticus nigripes Williston, 1901 Taracticus octopunctatus (Say, 1823) Taracticus paulus Pritchard, 1938 Taracticus ruficaudus Curran, 1930 Taracticus rufipennis (Macquart, 1847) Taracticus similis Williston, 1901 Taracticus vitripennis (Bellardi, 1861) † Psilocephala hypogaea (Cockerell, 1909) † Taracticus contusus Cockerell, 1910 † Taracticus renovatus Cockerell, 1911