食蟲虻

食蟲虻（学名：）又稱盜虻，雙翅目短角亚目，分布於世界各地，大约有7100种。

生物特徵
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，有些種具有如劍一般的產卵管；另一些腹部扁平，例如，外型類似於熊蜂。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：

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參考書目

Geller-Grimm F (2003): Photographic atlas and identification key to the robber flies of Germany (Diptera: Asilidae), CD-ROM, Amphx-Verlag Halle (Saale). ISBN 3-932795-18-0 
Hull FM (1962): Robber flies of the world., Bulletin of the United States National Museum 224 (1, 2): 1-907; Washington. 
Lavigne RJ (2003): Evolution of courtship behaviour among the Asilidae (Diptera), with a review of courtship and mating. Studia dipterologica 9(2)(2002): 703-742 
Musso JJ (1978): Recherches sur le développement, la nutrition et l'écologie des Asilidae (Diptera - Brachycera), Aix-*Marseille: These université d'droit, d'èconomie et des sciences: 312 S. 
Oldroyd H (1969): Tabanoidea and Asiloidea, Handb Ident British Insects 9(4). London 
Papavero N (1973): Studies of Asilidae (Diptera) systematics and evolution. I. A preliminary classification in subfamilies., Arquivos de Zoologia do Estado de São Paulo 23: 217-274; São Paulo. 
Wood GC (1981): Asilidae, In: McAlpine JF, Peterson BV, Shewell GE, Teskey HJ, Vockeroth JR, Wood DM,(Hrsg.): Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Volume 1., Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Monographs 27: : 549-573; Ottawa.

外部連結

Database service for Asilidae – Robber flies
Robber flies of North America – reference photographs, descriptions, natural history
Family Asilidae at Bugguide.net 
 Atlas of German Asilidae
 Key to the Asilidae of Central Europe 
Images (text in Japanese) 
Diptera.info 
Family description and images 
 robber flies  on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
 bee killers, Mallophora spp.  on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Courting-dance of the robber fly (gallery) 
Robberflies of Germany  Excellent.Includes structure.

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