食虫虻科科

生物特征

所有的食虫虻都有粗壮，长着刺的腿，脸部有浓密的胡子状的鬃毛，两只大的复眼中间有3个单眼。鬃毛在遇到猎物时保护头部和脸部。触角短，分成3段，有些有猪鬃状的芒。

其喙短且强，用来刺破猎物并注入含有毒性和蛋白水解酶的唾液，使猎物从内部麻痹，通过长嘴吮吸液体。许多物种腹部长，逐渐变细，有些种具有如剑一般的产卵管；另一些腹部扁平，例如毛食虫虻属，外型类似于熊蜂。成年食虫虻攻击其他苍蝇、甲虫、蝴蝶、飞蛾、各种蜜蜂、蚂蚁、豆娘、黄蜂、蝗虫、一些蜘蛛。

下级分类

• 本科包括以下属：
• Ablautus Loew, 1866
• Abrophila Daniels, 1987
• Acanthopleura Engel, 1927
• Acasilus Londt, 2005
• Acnephalomyia Londt, 2010
• Acnephalum Macquart, 1838
• Acrochordomerus Hermann, 1920
• Acronyches Hermann, 1921
• Acronyches Williston, 1908
• Acurana Walker, 1851
• Aczelia Carrera, 1955
• Adelodus Hermann, 1912
• Afganopogon Hradsky, 1962
• Afroepitriptus Lehr, 1992
• Afroestricus Scarbrough, 2005
• Afroholopogon Londt, 1994
• Afromelittodes Oldroyd & Bruggen, 1963
• Afromochtherus Lehr, 1996
• Afromosia Londt, 2015
• Afroscleropogon Londt, 1999
• Agrostomyia Londt, 1994
• Aireina Frey, 1934
• Akatiomyia Londt, 2013

Albibarbefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997

• Albicoma Lehr, 1986
• Alcimus Dallas, 1851
• Alcimus Loew, 1848
• Alipiolaphria Carrera, 1953
• Allocotosia Schiner, 1866
• Allomachimus Bequaert, 1964
• Allopogon Schiner, 1886
• Alvarenga Carrera, 1962
• Alyssomyia Hull, 1962
• Amathomyia Hermann, 1912
• Amblyonychus Hermann, 1921
• Ammodaimon Londt, 1985
• Ammophilimima
• Ammophilomima Enderlein, 1914
• Amorimius Papavero, 2009
• Amphisbetetus Hermann, 1906
• Amphiscolops Hull, 1962
• Anacinaces Enderlein, 1914
• Anarmostus Loew, 1860
• Anarmostus Putnam, 1863
• Anarolius Loew, 1844
• Anasillomos Londt, 1983
• Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827
• Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856
• Aneomochtherus Lehr, 1996
• Anisopogon Loew, 1874
• Anisopogon Roder, 1881
• Annamyia Pritchard, 1941
• Anoplothyrea de Meijere, 1914
• Antilophonotus Lindner, 1955
• Antipalpus
• Antipalus Loew, 1849
• Antiphrisson Loew, 1849
• Antiscylaticus Londt, 2010
• Anypodetus Hermann, 1907
• Apachekolos Martin, 1957
• Aphamartania Schiner, 1866
• Aphestia Schiner, 1866
• Aphistima
• Aphistina Oldroyd, 1972

Aphractia Artigas, Papavero & Serra, 1991

• Aplestobroma
• Aplestrobroma
• Apoclea Macquart, 1838

Apolastauroides Artigas & Papavero, 1988

• Aporema Becker, 1925
• Apothechyla Hull, 1962
• Apotinocerus Hull, 1956
• Apoxyria Schiner, 1866
• Araiopogon
• Araripogon Grimaldi, 1990
• Araucopogon Artigas & Papavero, 1988
• Araujoa Artigas & Papavero, 1991
• Archilaphria Enderlein, 1914
• Archilestris Loew, 1874

Archilestroides Artigas & Papavero, 1991

• Argillemisca Lehr, 1967
• Argyrochira Richter, 1968
• Argyropogon Artigas & Papavero, 1990
• Aridefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997
• Aristofolia
• Arthriticopus Enderlein, 1914
• Artigasus Özdikmen, 2010
• Asicya Lynch Arribálzaga, 1880
• Asilella Lehr, 1970
• Asilinae Latreille, 1802
• Asiloephesus Lehr, 1992
• Asilopsis Cockerell, 1920
• Asilus Linnaeus, 1758
• Asiola Daniels, 1977
• Aspidopyga Carrera, 1949
• Astiptomyia Londt, 2010
• Astochia Becker, 1913
• Astylopogon De Meijere, 1913
• Astylum Kertész, 1909
• Aterpogon Hardy, 1930
• Atomosia Macquart, 1838
• Atomosiella Wilcox, 1937
• Atonia
• Atoniomyia Hermann, 1912
• Atractia Macquart, 1838
• Atractocoma Artigas, 1970
• Austenmyia Carrera, 1955
• Austrosaropogon Hardy, 1934
• Automolina Hermann, 1912
• Aymarasilus
• Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
• Bactria Meigen, 1820
• Bamwardaria Hradsky, 1983
• Bana Londt, 1992
• Bathropsis Hermann, 1912
• Bathypogon Loew, 1851
• Beameromyia Martin, 1957
• Bisapoclea Becker, 1925
• Blepharepium Rondani, 1848
• Blepharotes Westwood, 1840
• Bohartia Hull, 1958
• Bombomima Enderlein, 1914
• Borapisma Hull, 1958
• Brachyrhopala Macquart, 1847
• Brazilogaster Özdikmen, 2010
• Brevirostrum Londt, 1980
• Bromleyus Hardy, 1945
• Bromotheres Hull, 1962
• Broticosia Hull, 1958
• Buckellia Curran, 1925
• Burmapogon Dikow & Grimaldi, 2014
• Cabasa Walker, 1851
• Cacodaemon Schiner, 1866
• Cacodaemonides Strand, 1928
• Caenarolia Thomson, 1869
• Caenoura Londt, 2002
• Callinicus Loew, 1872
• Carebaricus Artigas & Papavero, 1991
• Carinefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997
• Caroncoma Londt, 1980
• Carreraomyia
• Catonomyia Hull, 1962
• Catostola Hull, 1958
• Cenochromyia Hermann, 1912
• Cenopogon Wulp, 1898
• Centrolaphria Enderlein, 1914
• Ceratotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1880
• Ceraturgopsis Johnson, 1903
• Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 1824
• Cerdistus Loew, 1849
• Cerotainia Schiner, 1866
• Cerotainiops Curran, 1930
• Cerozodus Bigot, 1857
• Cesagaster Koçak & Kemal, 2009
• Chalcidimorpha Westwood, 1836
• Chilesus Bromley, 1932
• Choerades Walker, 1851
• Chryseutria Hardy, 1928
• Chrysoceria Williston, 1907
• Chrysopogon Roeder, 1881

Chrysotriclis Artigas, Papavero & da Costa, 1997

• Chylophaga Hull, 1962
• Chymedax Hull, 1958
• Cinadus Van der Wulp, 1898
• Clariola Kertész, 1901
• Clavator Philippi, 1865
• Clephydroneura Becker, 1925
• Cleptomyia Carrera, 1949
• Clinopogon Bezzi, 1910
• Cnodalomyia Hull, 1962
• Cobalomyia Hull, 1962

Cochleariocera Artigas, Papavero & da Costa, 1997

• Codula Macquart, 1850
• Coelopus Becker, 1907
• Coleomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1935
• Colepia Daniels, 1987
• Comantella Curran, 1923
• Coneccaplypsis
• Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 1970
• Connomyia Londt, 1992
• Conosiphon Becker, 1923
• Conosiphon alter (Becker, 1923)

Conosiphon ianus Álvarez Fidalgo & van den Broek

• Conosiphon mirabilis Lehr, 1967
• Conosiphon pauper (Becker, 1907)
• Conosiphon similis Becker, 1923
• Cophinopoda Hull, 1958
• Cophura Osten-Sacken, 1887
• Cormansis Walker, 1851
• Corymyia Londt, 1994
• Craspedia Macquart, 1839
• Cratolestes Hull, 1962
• Cratopoda Hull, 1962
• Creolestes Hull, 1962