- Source: Pegesimallus
Pegesimallus is a genus of robber flies.
Distribution
Africa and Eurasia.
Biology
These species spend much of their time perched in the shade on shrubs or grass, where they lie in wait for flying insects. Their prey includes a wide variety of arthropods; Hymenoptera and Diptera predominate. Females oviposit in the surface layer of the soil.
Taxonomy
The classification of the species in this genus is difficult for two main reasons: Firstly, many are sexually dimorphic to the extent that females and males of the same species were, for some time, placed in different genera; and secondly, some of the species are so similar that they can only be separated by considering details of the male genitalia.
The genus has been placed in the tribe Megapodini of the subfamily Dasypogoninae. It contains about 54 species, including the following:
Pegesimallus apicalis Bromley, 1947
Pegesimallus brunneus Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus bulbifrons Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus calvifrons Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus claelius Walker, 1849
Pegesimallus fusticulus Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus hermanni Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus irwini Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus isanicus Tomasovic, 2005
Pegesimallus kenyensis Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus mesasiatica Lehr, 1958
Pegesimallus namibiensis Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus oldroydi Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus saegeri Oldroyd, 1970
Pegesimallus srilankensis Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus vansoni Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus volcata Walker, 1849
Pegesimallus yerburyi Londt, 1980
References
External links
Data related to Pegesimallus at Wikispecies
Media related to Pegesimallus at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pegesimallus aulicus
- Pegesimallus polygramma
- Pegesimallus longicornis
- Pegesimallus laticornis
- Pegesimallus medius
- Pegesimallus calvifrons
- Pegesimallus niger
- Pegesimallus bulbifrons
- Pegesimallus foedus
- Pegesimallus rubrifemoratus
- Pegesimallus
- List of Asilidae species: P
- List of Asilidae genera
- Dasypogoninae
- Gertrude Ricardo
- List of dipterans of Sri Lanka
