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Phellus (fly)

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

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Phellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Phellus

Phellus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least three described species in Phellus.12

Species

These three species belong to the genus Phellus:

  • Phellus glaucus Walker, 1851 c g
  • Phellus olgae Paramonov, 1953 c g
  • Phellus piliferus Dakin & Fordham, 1922 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,3 c = Catalogue of Life,1 g = GBIF,2 b = Bugguide.net

References

References

  1. "Browse Phellus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. "Phellus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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