Efferia
| Efferia | |
|---|---|
| Efferia deserti male in side view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Asilinae |
| Genus: | Efferia Coquillet, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Efferia candida Coquillet, 1893 | |
| Species | |
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over 240, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
Efferia is an insect genus of mainly neotropical and nearctic Diptera in the family Asilidae or robber flies. It is one of the most species-rich genera of Asilidae, with particularly high diversity in arid or semi-arid ecosystems of the New World.