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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1588
4894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1225
3099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
252
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
179
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
109
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
109 Genera with 232 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTWXZ
Acronyches Williston, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Aczelia Carrera, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Allopogon Schiner, 18286SpeciesTaxom
Alvarenga Carrera, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Amblyonychus Hermann, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorrhynchus Gemminger & ..., 19504SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Aphamartania Schiner, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Aphestia Schiner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Apotinocerus Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araiopogon Carrera, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Argyropogon Artigas & Pa..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Asicya Lynch Arribá..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 04SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Atoniomyia Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractocoma Artigas, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Bruchomyia Alexander, 02SpeciesTaxom
Caenarolia Thomson, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Carebaricus Artigas & Pa..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Chilesus Bromley, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotriclis Artigas & Pa..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Cleptomyia Carrera, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodontina Enderlein, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Cylicomera Lynch Arribá..., 18813SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrophora Solier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophrys Loew, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cystoprosopa Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Dasythrix Loew, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dicranus Loew, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1949Hanging Thief Robber Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Eichoichemus Bigot, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthrixius Artigas, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Helolaphyctis Hermann, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hermanella Needham & Mu..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1877Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Hodites Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1805Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Lamprozona Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1850Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurina Curran, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurus Loew, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Lecania A.Massal., 1828Lecania lichen1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Lochmorhynchus Engel, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Lycomya Bigot, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1930Bee Killers32SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mirolestes Curran, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Neodiogmites Carrera, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Nothopogon Artigas & Pa..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Oidardis Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 20026SpeciesTaxom
Philonerax Bromley, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Pholidotus Hermann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Phonicocleptes Lynch Arribá..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pilica Curran, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Porasilus Curran, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pritchardia Stuardo Ortiz, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 195910SpeciesTaxom
Pronomopsis Hermann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorus Walker, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Rhathimomyia Lynch ArribÃ..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rhatimomyia Lynch Arribá..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticina Artigas & Pa..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Taurhynchus Artigas & Pa..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Tillobroma Hull, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerolestes Lynch Arribá..., 18815SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Triclioscelis Roeder, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasia Artigas & Pa..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculefferia Artigas & Pa..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Wilcoxius C.H. Martin, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocera Burmeister, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Zoticus Artigas, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
232 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acronyches fenestratulus Hermann, 1921
Aczelia argentina Wulp, 1882
Aczelia infumata Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Aczelia tsacasi Papavero, 1971
Allopogon anomalus Carrera, 1947
Allopogon ferrugineus (Lynch Arribá..., 1880)⇒ Diogmites ferrugineus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Allopogon infumata (Lynch Arribá..., 1880)⇒ Aczelia infumata Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Allopogon placidus Wulp, 1882
Allopogon tesselatus Wiedemann, 1828
Allopogon vittatus Wiedemann, 1828
Alvarenga matilei Papavero, 1971
Ancylorrhynchus aegrotus Fåhraeus, 1843
Ancylorrhynchus bicolor (Becker & Stein, 1913)⇒ Ancylorhynchus bicolor Becker, 1913
Ancylorrhynchus burmeisteri Faust, 1894
Ancylorrhynchus minimus Bondar, 1950
Andrenosoma olbus Walker, 1849
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma xanthocnema Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma xanthocnemum Wiedemann, 1828
Aphamartania breviventris Macquart, 1848
Aphamartania maculipennis Macquart, 1838
Aphamartania marga Pritchard, 1941
Aphamartania pritchardi Carrera, 1943
Aphestia nigra Bigot, 1878
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Apotinocerus brevistylatus Wulp, 1882
Araiopogon melisoma Carrera & Pa..., 1962
Archilestes exoletus Hagen, 1862
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Argyropogon argentinus Artigas & Pa..., 1990
Asicya fasciata (Lynch Arribá..., 1880)⇒ Laphystia fasciata Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Asilus cuyanus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Asilus cyanus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Asilus imitator Lynch Arribá..., 1883
Asilus xanthopogon
Atomosia metallescens Hermann, 1912
Atomosia pilipes Thomson, 1869
Atomosia venustula Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Atractocoma nivosa Artigas, 1970
Blepharepium cajennensis cajennensis
Blepharepium cajennensis coarctatum Perty, 1833
Blepharepium coarctatum Perty, 1833
Blepharepium lynchi Carrera, 1949
Bruchomyia argentina Alexander, 1921
Bruchomyia pallipes
Caenarolia placidus Wulp, 1882
Caenarolia vittatus Wiedemann, 1828
Caenarolia weyenberghi Wulp, 1882
Carebaricus rionegrensis Lamas, 1971
Cerotainia leonina Hermann, 1912
Cerotainia rhopalocera Lynch Arribá..., 1882
Cerotainia sarae Rueda, 1998
Cerotainia violaceithorax Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Chilesus geminatus Bromley, 1932
Chrysotriclis willinkorum Artigas & Pa..., 1997
Cleptomyia bacillifera Carrera, 1949
Cleptomyia tripartita Walker, 1854
Cophura zandra Pritchard, 1943
Ctenodontina sagta Vieira, Land..., 2017
Cylicomera dissona Lamas, 1973
Cylicomera fraterna Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Cylicomera rubrofasciata Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Cylindrophora auronotata Bílý, 1978
Cyrtophrys facialis Curran, 1935
Cyrtophrys lynchii Brèthes, 1904
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Cystoprosopa semirufa Wiedemann, 1828
Damalis divisa Walker, 1855
Dasypogon bonariensis Macquart, 1838
Dasypogon costalis Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Dasypogon dorsalis Macquart, 1848
Dasythrix leucophaea (Lynch Arribá..., 1880)⇒ Nusa leucophaea Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Dicranus nigerrimus Carrera, 1955
Dicranus schrottkyi Bezzi, 1910
Dicranus tucma Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Diogmites anomalus Carrera, 1947
Diogmites atriapex Carrera, 1953
Diogmites aureolus Carrera & Pa..., 1962
Diogmites ferrugineus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Diogmites heydenii Jaennicke, 1867
Diogmites obscurus Carrera, 1949
Diogmites vulgaris Carrera, 1947
Diogmites wygodzinskyi Carrera, 1949
Eccritosia barbata Fabricius, 1787
Eccritosia rubriventris Macquart, 1850
Efferia bilineatus Wulp, 1882
Efferia flavida Wiedemann, 1828
Efferia patagoniensis Macquart, 1850
Efferia portoricensis Hine, 1919
Efferia senilis Wiedemann, 1828
Eicherax ricnotes Engel, 1930
Eicherax simplex Macquart, 1848
Eichoichemus connexus Wiedemann, 1828
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Euthrixius distinguendus Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Heligmonevra nigrostriata Engel, 1930
Helolaphyctis modesta Hermann, 1920
Hermanella (Hermanella) thelma Needham & Mu..., 1924
Heteropogon cirrhatus Osten-sacken, 1877
Hodites punctissima Hull, 1962
Holcocephala oculata Fabricius, 1805
Holopogon bullatus Wulp, 1882
Hypenetes asiliformis Wulp, 1882
Hypenetes fulvicornis Macquart, 1846
Hypenetes functipennis Philippi, 1865
Hypenetes obtusus Engel, 1929
Lampria aurifex Osten-sacken, 1887
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Lamprozona auricincta Loew, 1851
Laphria lata Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Laphystia fasciata Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Lastaurina ardens Wiedemann, 1828
Lastaurus alticola Carrera & Ma..., 1968
Lastaurus fallax Macquart, 1846
Lastaurus lugubris Macquart, 1846
Lastaurus tricolor Carrera & Ma..., 1968
Lecania flavida Wiedemann, 1828
Leptogaster argentinae Martin, 1972
Leptogaster bicolor Macquart, 1848
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster tornowii Brèthes, 1904
Leptopteromyia argentinae Martin, 1971
Lochmorhynchus albinigrus Artigas, 1981
Lochmorhynchus griseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Lochmorhynchus longiterbratus Macquart, 1850
Lochmorhynchus longiterebratus Macquart, 1850
Lochmorhynchus mucidus Walker, 1837
Lochmorhynchus patagoniensis Macquart, 1850
Lochmorhynchus senectus Wulp, 1882
Lycomya germainii Bigot, 1857
Machimus citus Hine, 1918
Mallophora aeaca Williston, 1901
Mallophora argentipes Macquart, 1838
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Mallophora barbipes Wiedemann, 1819
Mallophora bigoti Lynch Arribá..., 1883
Mallophora bigotii Lynch Arribá..., 1883
Mallophora calida Fabricius, 1787
Mallophora capelloi
Mallophora copelloi Gemignani, 1930
Mallophora cortesi Artigas & An..., 1980
Mallophora crocuscopa Artigas & An..., 1980
Mallophora dallasi Gemignani, 1931
Mallophora doellojuradoi Gemignani, 1930
Mallophora dureti Artigas & An..., 1980
Mallophora infernalis Wiedemann, 1821
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Mallophora lucida Curran, 1941
Mallophora lugubris Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Mallophora lynchi Gemignani, 1930
Mallophora nigrifemorata Macquart, 1838
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora pica Macquart, 1850
Mallophora pluto Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora robusta Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora ruficauda Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Mallophora scutellaris Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Mallophora sylveirii Macquart, 1838
Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Mallophora vegeta Lynch Arribá..., 1882
Mallophora zita Curran, 1941
Mallophora zottai Gemignani, 1930
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mirolestes facialis Curran, 1935
Mirolestes lynchii Brèthes, 1904
Neodiogmites melanogaster Wiedemann, 1821
Neolophonotus pachystylus Londt, 1988
Nerax bilineatus Wulp, 1882
Nerax rufitibia Macquart, 1848
Nothopogon triangularis Artigas & Pa..., 1991
Nusa leucophaea Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Nyssomyia neivai Pinto, 1926
Nyssomyia whitmani Antunes & Co..., 1939
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius costatus Rondani, 1850
Ommatius exilis Curran, 1928
Ommatius orenoquensis Bigot, 1876
Ommatius spatulatus Curran, 1928
Ommatius tucumanensis Scarbrough, 2002
Philonerax amblayoensis Hengst & Art..., 2003
Philonerax cienagaensis Hengst & Art..., 2003
Philonerax mucidus Walker, 1836
Pholidotus lindeni Boileau, 1899
Phonicocleptes busiris Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Plesiomma semirufum Wiedemann, 1828
Porasilus senilis Wiedemann, 1828
Pritchardia hirtipes Macquart, 1838
Pritchardia puella Bromley, 1932
Pritchardia tertialis Bromley, 1932
Proctacanthus cruentus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Proctacanthus vittatus Olivier, 1789
Prolepsis colalao Lamas, 1973
Prolepsis crabroniformis Schiner, 1867
Prolepsis fax Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Prolepsis fenestrata Macquart, 1838
Prolepsis indecisa Lamas, 1973
Prolepsis lucifer Wiedemann, 1828
Prolepsis martini Lamas, 1973
Prolepsis pluto Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Prolepsis pseudopluto Lamas, 1973
Prolepsis rosariana Carrera, 1959
Pronomopsis chalybea Hermann, 1912
Pseudorus crassitarsis Macquart, 1846
Pseudorus distendens Wiedemann, 1828
Pseudorus guentheri Lynch Arribá..., 1882
Rhathimomyia nitidula Lynch Arribá..., 1882
Rhatimomyia nitidula Lynch Arribá..., 1882
Saropogon melisoma Carrera & Pa..., 1962
Saropogon velutinus Carrera & Pa..., 1962
Scylaticina tucumana Artigas & Pa..., 1991
Scylaticus distinguendus Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Smeryngolaphria numitor Osten-sacken, 1887
Stenopogon rionegrensis Lamas, 1971
Taurhynchus cruentus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Taurhynchus vittatus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Tillobroma asiliformis Wulp, 1882
Tillobroma obtusa Engel, 1929
Tillobroma punctipennis Philippi, 1865
Tillobroma spinipes Artigas & Le..., 2005
Tolmerolestes brethesi Gemignani, 1936
Tolmerolestes fax Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Tolmerolestes pluto Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Tolmerolestes rosrianus Carrera, 1959
Tolmerolestes rubripes Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Triclioscelis burmeisteri Von Roeder, 1900
Triclioscelis femorata Von Roeder, 1900
Tsacasia wagneri Artigas & Pa..., 1995
Tuberculefferia spiniventris Hine, 1919
Wilcoxius similis Scarbrough &..., 2005
Xiphocera inclarata (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Procolpia inclarata Walker, 1870
Zoticus fitzroyi Artigas, 1974

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
18
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
14
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
36
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
19
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphystiinae
Hardy, 1948
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
14
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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