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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Berks County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
318
1719
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
1719
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1675
2423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
1432
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
196
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
157
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
37
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
19
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Berks County
19 Genera with 26 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berks County
26 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus lecythus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Berks County
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
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