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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Berkshire County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1448
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1446
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
1400
1956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1152
1647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
142
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
117
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Berkshire County
13 Genera with 17 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berkshire County
17 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Berkshire County
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
4
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