Stichopogoninae

Hardy, 1930

Stichopogoninae is a of ( ) comprising approximately 14 and at least 230 described . Members of this subfamily are predatory that capture in . The subfamily was established by Hardy in 1930.

Lasiopogon currani by iNaturalist Canada user: jmass. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.EuropäischenZweiflügeligen1790TafCXCII by Johann Wilhelm Meigen 1790. Used under a Public domain license.Lasiopogon gabrieli by Anny Peralta. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Stichopogoninae: //ˌstɪkoʊˈpɒɡoʊnaɪ//

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Distribution

Global distribution with documented in Egypt, including Stichopogon deserti and S. scaliger. The Stichopogon has been recorded from arid and semi-arid regions.

Ecological Role

Predatory; as members of , they function as aerial of other .

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Taxonomic note

counts vary between sources: Wikipedia reports ~14 and at least 230 species, while iNaturalist lists at least 3 genera and 20 described species. The Catalogue of Life and NCBI recognize the with authorship Hardy, 1930.

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