Leptogastrinae (Diptera: Asilidae)

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Welcome to the Leptogastrinae LifeDesk

Leptogastrinae is a group of predatory flies with 469 species within the megadiverse robber flies (Asilidae). The species are distributed all over the world with the notable exception of Chile. These flies have been called ”grass flies“ by some authors as many species are found in grassy environments.

This LifeDesk will be the central gateway to find information about Leptogastrinae from their classification and species descriptions to images of type specimens and specimens in the wild, literature, and other information.

For a map and table of specimen occurrence data of Leptogastrinae go to http://synthesis.eol.org/tdikow/ .

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