Atomosia mucida

Osten Sacken, 1887

Atomosia mucida is a of robber fly ( Asilidae) described by Osten Sacken in 1887. Robber flies in this are predatory insects that capture other arthropods in . The species belongs to a diverse group of aerial within the Diptera.

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How to pronounce Atomosia mucida: /æˈtɒməʊsiə ˈmjuːsɪdə/

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Taxonomic note

This was described by Carl Robert Osten Sacken in 1887. The Atomosia currently contains approximately 50 described species distributed primarily in the Americas.

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