Parataracticus Explained

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

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Parataracticus:

• Parataracticus arenicolus Martin, 1968

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• Parataracticus cuyamus Wilcox, 1967

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• Parataracticus melanderi Wilcox, 1967

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• Parataracticus niger Martin, 1955

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• Parataracticus rubens (Coquillett, 1904)

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• Parataracticus rubidus Cole, 1924

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• Parataracticus wyliei Martin, 1955

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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.