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Neoaratus

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Neoaratus
Lane Cove National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ "Neoaratus hercules". Museums Victoria. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ "Neoaratus hercules". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ 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.