Zabrops Explained

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

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Zabrops:

• Zabrops argutus Fisher, 1977
• Zabrops arroyalis Fisher, 1977
• Zabrops flavipilis (Jones, 1907)
• Zabrops janiceae Fisher, 1977
• Zabrops playalis Fisher, 1977
• Zabrops tagax (Williston, 1883)
• Zabrops thologaster Fisher, 1977
• Zabrops wilcoxi FISHER, 1977

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.