Asilus
See also: asilus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin asīlus (“gadfly, horsefly”).
Proper noun
Asilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asilidae – certain robber flies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera - suborder; Asilomorpha - infraorder; Asiloidea - superfamily; Asilidae - family; Asilinae - subfamily; Asilini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Asilus crabroniformis (hornet robber fly) - type species
References
- Asilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Asilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Asilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons