Echthodopa Explained

Echthodopa is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least four described species in Echthodopa.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Echthodopa:

• Echthodopa carolinensis Bromley, 1951
• Echthodopa formosa Loew, 1872
• Echthodopa pubera Loew, 1866
• Echthopoda pubera Loew, 1866

Further reading

• Phylogeny of Asilidae inferred from morphological characters of imagines (Insecta, Diptera, Brachycera, Asiloidea). 2009. Dikow . T.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. . 319. 2246/5949. free.
• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.
• A world catalogue of the genera of the family Asilidae (Diptera). 2004. Geller-Grimm . Fritz. Studia Dipterologica. 10.