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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1525
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1097
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
173
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
150
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
66
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
58
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
23
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baja California
23 Genera with 51 Species
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Ablautus Loew, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1893Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Hodophylax James, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lissoteles Bezzi, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1887Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parataracticus Cole, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Polacantha Martin, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19379SpeciesTaxom
Zabrops Hull, 19773SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
51 Species
Ablautus arnaudi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia rufipes Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Cerotainiops wilcoxi Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Cophura getzendaneri Wilcox, 1959Peruvian dodder
Cyrtopogon basingeri Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Cyrtopogon vandykei Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Eccritosia zamon Townsend, 1895
Efferia benedicti Bromley, 1940
Efferia caliente Wilcox, 1966
Efferia candida Coquillett, 1893
Efferia halli Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Efferia inflata Hine, 1911
Efferia peralta Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Heteropogon ludius Coquillett, 1893
Hodophylax basingeri Pritchard, 1938Hall's milkvetch
Lasiopogon gabrieli Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lissoteles aquilonius Martin, 1961
Lissoteles vanduzeei Cole, 1923
Lissoteles vanduzeri Cole, 1923
Machimus occidentalis Hine, 1909
Mallophora fautrix Osten-sacken, 1887
Megaphorus frustra Cole & Pritc..., 1964
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon leechi Wilcox, 1964
Parataracticus arenicolus Martin, 1968
Parataracticus niger Martin, 1955Chiricahua Mountain stinkweed
Polacantha composita Hine, 1918
Proctacanthus arno Townsend, 1895
Proctacanthus coquillettii Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Proctacanthus nearno Martin, 1962Rocky Mountain stickweed
Proctacanthus occidentalis Hine, 1911
Saropogon abbreviatus Johnson, 1903
Saropogon albifrons Back, 1904
Saropogon bryanti Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Saropogon hyalinus Coquillett, 1904
Saropogon luteus Coquillett, 1904
Saropogon mohawki Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Stenopogon arnaudi (Martin, 1968)⇒ Stenopogon nigritulus Coquillett, 1904
Stenopogon boharti Bromley, 1951
Stenopogon californiae Walker, 1849
Stenopogon engelhardti Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon flavotibialis Martin, 1968
Stenopogon hamus Martin, 1968
Stenopogon nigritulus Coquillett, 1904
Stenopogon rossi (Martin, 1968)⇒ Stenopogon boharti Bromley, 1951
Stenopogon stonei Bromley, 1937
Zabrops janiceae Fisher, 1977
Zabrops tagax Williston, 1883
Zabrops thologaster Fisher, 1977

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Baja California
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
12
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
3
Genus
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