Leptarthrus brevirostris (Meigen, 1804)
(Slender-footed Robberfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly)
FamilyASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly) :
1: Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly)
21 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Hawksbit and Dropwort
Image 1: Female - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly)
21 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Greater Knapweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on fence post
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head - front three-quarter view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - pale background

Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-footed Robberfly)
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