食蟲虻

Asilidae
	; Robber Fly, Zosteria spec. feeding on a hoverfly
科學分類
界：	Animalia;
門：	Arthropoda;
綱：	Insecta;
目：	Diptera;
亞目：	Brachycera;
總科：	Asiloidea;
科：	Asilidae;
Subfamilies
	Apocleinae; Asilinae; Dasypogoninae; Laphriinae; Leptogastrinae; Ommatiinae; Stenopogoninae; Stichopogoninae; Trigonomiminae;

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食蟲虻（Robber flies）又稱盜虻，雙翅目短角亞目，食蟲虻科（盜虻科）Asilidae，約4700種，分布於世界各地。長度不等，多中型與大型，頭寬，有強壯的長腳，擅於獵食小昆蟲，如蝽、隱翅蟲等，習性凶猛。多毛和鬃。

[编辑] 參考書目

Geller-Grimm F (2003): Photographic atlas and identification key to the robber flies of Germany (Diptera: Asilidae), CD-ROM, Amphx-Verlag Halle (Saale). ISBN 3-932795-18-0
Hull FM (1962): Robber flies of the world., Bulletin of the United States National Museum 224 (1, 2): 1-907; Washington.
Lavigne RJ (2003): Evolution of courtship behaviour among the Asilidae (Diptera), with a review of courtship and mating. Studia dipterologica 9(2)(2002): 703-742
Musso JJ (1978): Recherches sur le développement, la nutrition et l'écologie des Asilidae (Diptera - Brachycera), Aix-*Marseille: These université d'droit, d'èconomie et des sciences: 312 S.
Oldroyd H (1969): Tabanoidea and Asiloidea, Handb Ident British Insects 9(4). London
Papavero N (1973): Studies of Asilidae (Diptera) systematics and evolution. I. A preliminary classification in subfamilies., Arquivos de Zoologia do Estado de São Paulo 23: 217-274; São Paulo.
Wood GC (1981): Asilidae, In: McAlpine JF, Peterson BV, Shewell GE, Teskey HJ, Vockeroth JR, Wood DM,(Hrsg.): Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Volume 1., Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Monographs 27: : 549-573; Ottawa.