Leptogastrinae Explained

Leptogastrinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 450 described species in Leptogastrinae.

Genera

• Acronyches Williston, 1908
• Ammophilomima Enderlein, 1914
• Apachekolos Martin, 1957
• Beameromyia Martin, 1957
• Eurhabdus Aldrich, 1923
• Euscelidia Westwood, 1850
• Lagynogaster Hermann, 1917
• Lasiocnemus Loew, 1851
• Leptogaster Meigen, 1803
• Leptopteromyia Williston, 1907
• Lobus Martin, 1972
• Mesoleptogaster Frey, 1937
• Ophionomima Enderlein, 1914
• Psilonyx Aldrich, 1923
• Schildia Aldrich, 1923
• Sinopsilonyx Hsia, 1949
• Systologaster Papavero, 2009
• Tipulogaster Cockerell, 1913
• † Cretagaster Dikow and Grimaldi, 2014

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. 0003-0090. 2246/5949. free.
• A world catalogue of the genera of the family Asilidae (Diptera). 2004. Geller-Grimm . Fritz. Studia Dipterologica. 10.
• Robber flies of the world. 1962. Hull . F. M.. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 224. 10.5479/si.03629236.224. 10088/10126. 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.