Asiloidea
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The Asiloidea comprise a very large superfamily insects in the order Diptera, the true flies. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring worldwide. It includes the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects.
The Asiloidea comprise a very large superfamily insects in the order Diptera, the true flies. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring worldwide. It includes the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects.
Families
Apioceridae – flower-loving flies Apsilocephalidae Apystomyiidae Asilidae – robber flies Bombyliidae – bee flies Evocoidae Hilarimorphidae Mydidae – mydas flies Mythicomyiidae Scenopinidae – window flies Therevidae – stiletto flies The Protapioceridae, a family of extinct flies that were native to China, are also classified in the Asiloidea.
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