Nicocles rufus
Williston, 1883
Nicocles rufus is a of in the , first described by Williston in 1883. The species belongs to the Brachyrhopalinae and is placed in the Nicocles. As with other robber flies, it is a predatory . Available information about this species is limited, with only four observations documented on iNaturalist.

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How to pronounce Nicocles rufus: /niˈko.kle̯s ˈru.fus/
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Taxonomic placement
Placed in Brachyrhopalinae based on Catalogue of Life .
Data availability
This has minimal published documentation beyond taxonomic catalog entries. The four iNaturalist observations represent the primary accessible occurrence data.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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