Polacantha Explained

Polacantha is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 10 described species in Polacantha.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Polacantha:

• Polacantha arcuata Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha badia Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha brevis Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha composita (Hine, 1918)

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• Polacantha gracilis (Wiedemann, 1828)

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• Polacantha grossa Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha pegma Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha petila Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha sinuosa Martin, 1975

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• Polacantha tridens Martin, 1975

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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.