Orthogonis Explained

Orthogonis is a genus of robber flies (insects in the family Asilidae). There are about 14 described species in Orthogonis.

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Orthogonis:

• Orthogonis andamanensis Joseph & Parui, 1981

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• Orthogonis campbelli (Paramonov, 1958)

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• Orthogonis clavata (White, 1914)

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• Orthogonis erythropus (Wulp, 1898)

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• Orthogonis liturifera (Walker, 1861)

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• Orthogonis madagascarensis Bromley, 1942

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• Orthogonis mauroides (Paramonov, 1958)

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• Orthogonis nigrocaerulea (Wulp, 1872)

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• Orthogonis nitididorsalis Tagawa, 2006

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• Orthogonis obliquistriga (Walker, 1861)

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• Orthogonis ornatipennis (Macquart, 1850)

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• Orthogonis scapularis (Wiedemann, 1828)

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• Orthogonis stygia (Bromley, 1931)

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• Orthogonis zentae (Paramonov, 1958)

^{c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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.