Orthogonis is a genus of robber flies (insects in the family Asilidae). There are about 14 described species in Orthogonis.

Orthogonis ornatipennis

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Orthogonis:

  • Orthogonis andamanensis Joseph & Parui, 1981c g
  • Orthogonis campbelli (Paramonov, 1958)c g
  • Orthogonis clavata (White, 1914)c g
  • Orthogonis erythropus (Wulp, 1898)c g
  • Orthogonis liturifera (Walker, 1861)c g
  • Orthogonis madagascarensis Bromley, 1942c g
  • Orthogonis mauroides (Paramonov, 1958)c g
  • Orthogonis nigrocaerulea (Wulp, 1872)c g
  • Orthogonis nitididorsalis Tagawa, 2006c g
  • Orthogonis obliquistriga (Walker, 1861)c g
  • Orthogonis ornatipennis (Macquart, 1850)c g
  • Orthogonis scapularis (Wiedemann, 1828)c g
  • Orthogonis stygia (Bromley, 1931)i c g b
  • Orthogonis zentae (Paramonov, 1958)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.

External links

  • Media related to Orthogonis at Wikimedia Commons