Laphystia is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 50 described species in Laphystia.

Species

These 56 species belong to the genus Laphystia:

  • Laphystia actius (Melander, 1923)i c g
  • Laphystia aegyptiaca Efflatoun, 1937c g
  • Laphystia albicans Engel, 1932c g
  • Laphystia albiceps (Macquart, 1846)i c g
  • Laphystia alpheia Janssens, 1958c g
  • Laphystia anatolica (Hermann, 1920)c g
  • Laphystia annulata Hull, 1957i c g
  • Laphystia bromleyi Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia brookmani Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia canadensis Curran, 1927i c g
  • Laphystia carnea Hermann, 1906c g
  • Laphystia cazieri Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia columbina Schiner, 1868c g
  • Laphystia confusa Curran, 1927i c g
  • Laphystia dimidiata Oldroyd, 1958c g
  • Laphystia duncani Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia erberi Schiner, 1866c g
  • Laphystia fasciata (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1880)c g
  • Laphystia flavipes Coquillett, 1904i c g b
  • Laphystia francoisi Janssens, 1966c g
  • Laphystia gigantella (Loew, 1852)c g
  • Laphystia hispanica Strobl, 1906c g
  • Laphystia howlandi Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia jamesi Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia kazaka Lehr, 1969c g
  • Laphystia kuehlhorni Janssens, 1961c g
  • Laphystia laguna Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia lanhami James, 1941i c g
  • Laphystia latiuscula Loew, 1871c g
  • Laphystia lehri Abbassian-Lintzen, 1964c g
  • Laphystia limatula Coquillett, 1904i c g
  • Laphystia litoralis Curran, 1931i c g b
  • Laphystia martini Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia notata (Bigot, 1878)i c g b
  • Laphystia ochreifrons Curran, 1931i c g b
  • Laphystia opaca Coquillett, 1904i c g
  • Laphystia pilamensis Hradsky, 1983c g
  • Laphystia robusta Hermann, 1908c g
  • Laphystia rubra Hull, 1957i c g
  • Laphystia rufiventris Curran, 1931i c g
  • Laphystia rufofasciata Curran, 1931i c g
  • Laphystia sabulicola Loew, 1847c g
  • Laphystia schnusei Hermann, 1908c g
  • Laphystia selenis Paramonov, 1930c g
  • Laphystia setosa Theodor, 1980c g
  • Laphystia sexfasciata (Say, 1823)i g
  • Laphystia sillersi Hull, 1963i c g
  • Laphystia snowi Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia sonora Wilcox, 1960c g
  • Laphystia stigmaticallis Bigot, 1878c g
  • Laphystia texensis Curran, 1931i c g b
  • Laphystia tolandi Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia tollandib
  • Laphystia torpida Hull, 1957i c g
  • Laphystia utahensis Wilcox, 1960i c g
  • Laphystia varipes Curran, 1931i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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:.
  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). . Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
  • Geller-Grimm, Fritz (2004). . Studia Dipterologica. 10.