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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Amherst County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
449
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
379
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
65
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
57
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amherst County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst County
6 Species
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Ommatius gemma Brimley, 1928
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Amherst County
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Asilidae at geller-grimm.de
Asilidae at artfakta.se
Asilidae at dyntaxa.se
Asilidae at gbif.org
Asilidae at irmng.org
Asilidae at itis.gov
Asilidae at marinespecies.org