Therevidae
Sign in to saveThe Therevidae are a family of flies of the superfamily Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. The larvae are predators of insect larvae in soil. thumb|230px|left|Plate from Johann Wilhelm Meigen EuropäischenZweiflügeligen.Showing the gross features mentioned in the text (figures 5-9)
Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyTherevidae
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- Description
- Biology
- Systematics and phylogeny
- Habitat and distribution
- Species lists
- Identification
- See also
- References
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The Therevidae are a family of flies of the superfamily Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. The larvae are predators of insect larvae in soil. thumb|230px|left|Plate from Johann Wilhelm Meigen EuropäischenZweiflügeligen.Showing the gross features mentioned in the text (figures 5-9)
==Description== Adult Therevidae are small- to medium-sized with a body length of 2.4 to 18 mm and a hairy integument. The coloration ranges from shades of yellow to black, but commonly the background colour is masked by the tomentum.