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1. Prostemum in asilids 7 



2. Mouth parts of asilids 10 



3. Wing of a generalized Recent asilid 11 



4. Graduated dissections of Recent asilids 12 



5. Graduated dissections of Recent asilids 13 



6. Immature stages of Asilidae 15 



7. Concentration areas of asilid genera and subgenera 19 



8. Distribution pattern of Dioctria Meigen 28 



9. Distribution pattern of Damalis Fabricius 53 



10. Head and wing, Bromleyus flavidorsus Hardy 58 



1 1 . Distribution pattern of Laphystia Loew 75 



12. Distribution pattern of Microstylum Macquart 156 



13. Distribution pattern of Plesiomma Macquart 217 



14. Habitus, Dasypogon diadema Fabricius 227 



15. Distribution pattern of Diogmites Loew 231 



16. Habitus, a species of Lagodias Loew 257 



17. Distribution pattern of Cophura Osten-Sacken 269 



18. Habitus, Leptogaster cylindrica De Geer 299 



19. Wing and antenna of Leptogaster (Beameromyia) punicea Hardy 300 



20. Habitus, Ophionomima solocifemur Enderlein 307 



21. Habitus, Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus 321 



22. Distribution pattern of Hyperechia Schiner 360 



23. Habitus, Hyperechia consimilis Wood 361 



24. Distribution pattern of Lamyra Loew 366 



25. Habitus, Lamyra gulo Loew 367 



26. Distribution pattern of Atomosia Macquart 372 



27. Habitus, Paratractia dasypus Wiedemann 385 



28. Distribution pattern of Senobasis Macquart 421 



29. Habitus, Pseudorus piceus Walker 429 



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30. Distribution pattern of Ommatius Wiedemann 435 



3 1 . Habitus, Blepharotes splendidissimus Wiedemann 449 



32. Distribution pattern of Alcimus Loew 457 



33. Distribution pattern of Mallophora Macquart 467 



34. Distribution pattern of Nerax Hull 476 



35. Provisional philogenetic arrangement of the Asilidae 597 



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