Laphystia is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 50 described species in Laphystia.
Species
These 56 species belong to the genus Laphystia:
- Laphystia actius <small>(Melander, 1923)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia aegyptiaca <small>Efflatoun, 1937</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia albicans <small>Engel, 1932</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia albiceps <small>(Macquart, 1846)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia alpheia <small>Janssens, 1958</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia anatolica <small>(Hermann, 1920)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia annulata <small>Hull, 1957</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia bromleyi <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia brookmani <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia canadensis <small>Curran, 1927</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia carnea <small>Hermann, 1906</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia cazieri <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia columbina <small>Schiner, 1868</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia confusa <small>Curran, 1927</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia dimidiata <small>Oldroyd, 1958</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia duncani <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia erberi <small>Schiner, 1866</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia fasciata <small>(Lynch Arribalzaga, 1880)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia flavipes <small>Coquillett, 1904</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Laphystia francoisi <small>Janssens, 1966</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia gigantella <small>(Loew, 1852)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia hispanica <small>Strobl, 1906</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia howlandi <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia jamesi <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia kazaka <small>Lehr, 1969</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia kuehlhorni <small>Janssens, 1961</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia laguna <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia lanhami <small>James, 1941</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia latiuscula <small>Loew, 1871</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia lehri <small>Abbassian-Lintzen, 1964</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia limatula <small>Coquillett, 1904</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia litoralis <small>Curran, 1931</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Laphystia martini <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia notata <small>(Bigot, 1878)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Laphystia ochreifrons <small>Curran, 1931</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Laphystia opaca <small>Coquillett, 1904</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia pilamensis <small>Hradsky, 1983</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia robusta <small>Hermann, 1908</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia rubra <small>Hull, 1957</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia rufiventris <small>Curran, 1931</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia rufofasciata <small>Curran, 1931</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia sabulicola <small>Loew, 1847</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia schnusei <small>Hermann, 1908</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia selenis <small>Paramonov, 1930</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia setosa <small>Theodor, 1980</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia sexfasciata <small>(Say, 1823)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i g</sup></span>
- Laphystia sillersi <small>Hull, 1963</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia snowi <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia sonora <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia stigmaticallis <small>Bigot, 1878</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia texensis <small>Curran, 1931</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Laphystia tolandi <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia tollandi<span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Laphystia torpida <small>Hull, 1957</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia utahensis <small>Wilcox, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Laphystia varipes <small>Curran, 1931</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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