Neoaratus
Australian insect
Neoaratus | |
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Lane Cove National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Subfamily: | Asilinae |
Genus: | Neoaratus Ricardo, 1913 |
Species: | N. hercules |
Binomial name | |
Neoaratus hercules (Wiedemann 1828) |
Neoaratus is a monotypic genus of flies.
Neoaratus hercules, the hercules robberfly is a species of insect endemic to Australia. A large predatory robberfly found in south east of the continent and in Tasmania. Growing to 4 cm in length, it feeds on other insects in flight. The habitat is forest and woodland.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Neoaratus hercules". Museums Victoria. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Neoaratus hercules". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Daniels, G. (1987). "A revision of Neoaratus Ricardo, with the description of six allied new genera from the Australian region (Diptera : Asilidae : Asilini)". Invertebrate Systematics. 1 (5): 473. doi:10.1071/it9870473. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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