Asilus Linnaeus 1758 (robber fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Asilidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Asilini according to T. Dikow 2009

See also Aldrich 1905, Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1909, Cockerell 1921, Fabricius 1775, Geoffroy 1762, Hull 1962, James 1939, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Pongrácz 1931, Schaeffer 1766, Scopoli 1763 and Zhang 1989

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Asilus amelanchieris Asilus angustialius Asilus angustifrons Asilus antiquus Asilus bicolor Asilus brunneitibius Asilus curculionis Asilus deperditus Asilus florissantinus Asilus gurnetensis Asilus palaeolestes Asilus peritulus Asilus sannoisiensis Asilus trichurus Asilus wickhami

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (1 collection), Croatia (1), Germany (3)

• Oligocene of France (1), Germany (1)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Colorado, Utah)

Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences

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