Philonicus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 20 described species in Philonicus.
Species
These 22 species belong to the genus Philonicus:
- Philonicus albiceps <small>(Meigen, 1820)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus albospinosus <small>(Bellardi, 1861)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus arizonensis <small>(Williston, 1893)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus curtatus <small>Oldroyd, 1964</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus elutus <small>Loew, 1871</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus flebeius <small>(Osten Sacken, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus fuliginosus <small>(Bellardi, 1861)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus fuscatus <small>(Hine, 1909)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Philonicus ghilarovi <small>Lehr, 1988</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus iliensis <small>Lehr, 1970</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus ionescui <small>Tsacas, 1977</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus limpidipennis <small>(Hine, 1909)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus longulus <small>Wulp, 1872</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus nagatomii <small>Utsuki, 2008</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus nigrosetosus <small>Wulp, 1881</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus plebeius <small>Osten Sacken</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Philonicus rufipennis <small>Hine, 1907</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Philonicus scaurus <small>(Walker, 1849)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus sichanensis <small>Tsacas, 1977</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus truquii <small>(Bellardi, 1861)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus tuxpanganus <small>(Bellardi, 1862)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Philonicus vagans <small>(Wiedemann, 1828)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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