Asilidae
- Dataset
- The Diptera Site
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Asilidae
diagnostic
Small (3 mm) to very large (over 50 mm) flies, averaging 9-15 mm in length, long and slender to short, robust, and bee-like. (Wood 1981)
Name
- Homonyms
- Asilidae
Bibliographic References
- Melin, D. (1923) Contributions to the knowledge of the biology, metamorphosis and distribution of the Swedish asilids in relation to the whole family Asilidae http://diptera.myspecies.info/node/6291
- Vockeroth, J. R.,Peterson, B. V.,Teskey, H. J.,McAlpine, J. F.,Wood, G. C.,Shewell, G. E.,Wood, D. M. (1981) Chapter 42. Asilidae http://diptera.myspecies.info/node/3481