The American genera of Asilidae (Diptera): keys for identification with an atlas of female Spermathecae and other morphological details. VIII. subfamily Laphystiinae G. H. Hardy, with descriptions of five new genera and species and a catalogue of the neotropical species

Pupal cases of Nearctic robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae)

“…Papavero (1973) did not treat this group because Martin (1968) had elevated the taxon to family status. Later workers have recognized the subfamily Atomosiinae (Lehr 1977) and the subfamilies Dioctriinae and Stichopogoninae (Artigas & Papavero 1988;Dikow 2003, in press;Geller-Grimm 2003). Dikow (2003) and Geller-Grimm (2003) did not recognize the subfamily Megapodinae.…”

Addition to the knowledge of Cyphomyiactia costai Artigas, Papavero & Serra, 1991 (Asilidae, Laphriinae, Atomosiini): description of the male, and illustration of the holotype and structures of male and female terminalia

“…proposed the genus Cyphomyiactia to include an undescribed Brazilian species, Cyphomyiactia costai Artigas, Papavero & Serra, 1991, because of its singular morphology. The generic description was based on a single female specimen collected in Goiás state.…”

Tentative key to robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae) subfamilies based on pupal cases

“…In the early 1970s, Papavero (1973) proposed eight subfamilies: Apocleinae, Asilinae, Dasypogoninae, Laphriinae, Laphystiinae, Ommatiinae, Stenopogoninae, and Trigonomiminae. Depending on the taxonomist, up to an additional four subfamilies were added by the early 2000s: Atomosinae, Dioctriinae, Megapodinae and Stichopogoninae (Artigas & Papavero 1988;Bybee et al 2004;Dikow & Geller-Grimm 2004;Geller-Grimm 2003, 2004Lehr 1969Lehr , 1977Lehr , 1996. Bybee et al (2004) presented the first formal analysis of molecular evidence for phylogenetic relationships among the Asilidae and recognized 10 subfamilies: Apocleinae, Asilinae, Dasypogoninae, Laphriinae, Laphystiinae, Leptogastrinae, Ommatiinae, Stenopogoninae, Stichopogoninae and Trigonomiminae.…”