| Polacantha | |
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| Polacantha gracilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Asilinae |
| Genus: | Polacantha Martin, 1975 |
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
- Polacantha badia Martin, 1975
- Polacantha brevis Martin, 1975
- Polacantha composita (Hine, 1918)
- Polacantha gracilis (Wiedemann, 1828)
- Polacantha grossa Martin, 1975
- Polacantha pegma Martin, 1975
- Polacantha petila Martin, 1975
- Polacantha sinuosa Martin, 1975
- Polacantha tridens Martin, 1975
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
- ^ "Polacantha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Browse Polacantha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Polacantha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Polacantha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
Further reading
- Dikow, T. (2009). "Phylogeny of Asilidae inferred from morphological characters of imagines (Insecta, Diptera, Brachycera, Asiloidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (319). hdl:2246/5949.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
- Geller-Grimm, Fritz (2004). "A world catalogue of the genera of the family Asilidae (Diptera)". Studia Dipterologica. 10.
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