RobberFly
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.[1][2] The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
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http://bugguide.net/node/view/27575
Some other references from different parts of the world
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/asilidae.html
http://www.thaibugs.com/?page_id=446
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_robberflies/index.html
https://sites.google.com/site/australianasilidae/home
http://www.geller-grimm.de/asilidae.htm
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Robber%20main%20page.htm
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