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Polacantha
Sign in to savePolacantha is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 10 described species in Polacantha.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyAsilidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 52
- Family
- Asilidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, MHNCA, TTU, NMSU, UMNH, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Polacantha
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Polacantha
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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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 i c g b Polacantha badia Martin, 1975 c g Polacantha brevis Martin, 1975 c g Polacantha composita (Hine, 1918) i c g b Polacantha gracilis (Wiedemann, 1828) i c g b Polacantha grossa Martin, 1975 i c g b Polacantha pegma Martin, 1975 i c g Polacantha petila Martin, 1975 c g Polacantha sinuosa Martin, 1975 i c g Polacantha tridens Martin, 1975 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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