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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
162
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
87
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
51
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
51 Genera with 145 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aridefferia Artigas & Pa..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Callinicus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Coleomyia Wilcox & Martin, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Comantella Curran, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 192323SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicolonus Loew, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Dicropaltum Martin, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1878Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1877Bee-like robber flies23SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 193811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Lestomyia Williston, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Negasilus Curran, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nevadasilus Artigas & Pa..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Nigrasilus Hine, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pogonioefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18855SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1927Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Regasilus Curran, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnogaster Loew, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Willistonina Back, 19353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
145 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Aridefferia coulei Wilcox, 1966
Aridefferia harveyi Hine, 1919
Asilus platyceras (Hine, 1922)⇒ Negasilus platyceras Hine, 1922
Asilus vescus (Hine, 1918)⇒ Machimus vescus Hine, 1918
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Callinicus pollenius Cole, 1919
Coleomyia hinei Wilcox & Martin, 1935Greater dodder
Coleomyia rainieri Wilcox & Martin, 1935Greater dodder
Comantella pacifica Curran, 1926
Cophura albosetosa (Hine, 1908)⇒ Cophura scitula Williston, 1883
Cophura brevicornis Williston, 1883
Cophura scitula Williston, 1883Oval-leaf clustervine
Cophura vitripennis Curran, 1927
Cyrtopogon ablautoides Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Cyrtopogon anomalus Cole, 1919
Cyrtopogon auratus Cole, 1919
Cyrtopogon aurifex Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon banksi Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Cyrtopogon bimaculus Walker, 1851
Cyrtopogon callipedilus Loew, 1874
Cyrtopogon culminus Bigot, 1885
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Cyrtopogon dasylloides Williston, 1883
Cyrtopogon dubius Williston, 1883
Cyrtopogon fumipennis Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Cyrtopogon glarealis Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Cyrtopogon infuscatus Cole, 1919
Cyrtopogon inversus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon lineotarsus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon montanus (Loew, 1874)⇒ Cyrtopogon culminus Bigot, 1885
Cyrtopogon nugator Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon praepes Williston, 1883
Cyrtopogon princeps Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon sansoni Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon sudator Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon willistoni Curran, 1923
Dicolonus nigricentrus Adisoemarto ..., 1975
Dicolonus simplex Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dicropaltum mesae Tucker, 1907
Dioctria henshawi Johnson, 1918Howell's stitchwort
Dioctria pusio Osten-sacken, 1877
Efferia benedicti Bromley, 1940
Efferia frewingi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Efferia harveyi Hine, 1919
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eucyrtopogon calcaratus Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon comantis Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon diversipilosis Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon nebulo Osten-sacken, 1877
Eucyrtopogon punctipennis Melander, 1923
Eucyrtopogon spiniger Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon varipennis Coquillett, 1904
Eudioctria nitida Williston, 1883
Eudioctria sackeni Williston, 1883
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Heteropogon senilis Bigot, 1878
Holopogon albipilosus Curran, 1923
Holopogon stellatus Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria aimatis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria asackeni Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Laphria astur Osten-sacken, 1877
Laphria asturina Bromley, 1951
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria columbica Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Laphria felis Osten-sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Laphria fernaldi Back, 1904
Laphria ferox Williston, 1883
Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria milvina Bromley, 1929
Laphria partitor Banks, 1917
Laphria sackeni (Banks, 1917)⇒ Laphria asackeni Wilcox, 1965
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria ventralis Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Laphria vivax Williston, 1883
Laphria vultur Osten-sacken, 1877
Laphystia actius Melander, 1923
Lasiopogon actius (Melander, 1923)⇒ Laphystia actius Melander, 1923
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon cinereus Cole, 1919
Lasiopogon fumipennis Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon hinei Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon monticola (Melander, 1923)⇒ Lasiopogon monticolus Melander, 1923
Lasiopogon monticolus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon pacificus Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon primus Adisoemarto, 1967
Lasiopogon quadrivittatus Jones, 1907Hooker's silene
Lasiopogon willametti Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster fornicata Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Lestomyia sabulona Osten-sacken, 1877
Machimus callidus Williston, 1893
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus occidentalis Hine, 1909
Machimus vescus Hine, 1918
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaphorus willistoni Cole, 1964
Myelaphus lobicornis Osten-sacken, 1877
Negasilus platyceras Hine, 1922
Neoitamus brevicomus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus willistoni Hine, 1909
Nevadasilus auriannulatus
Nicocles canadensis Curran, 1923
Nicocles dives Loew, 1866
Nicocles pollinosus Wilcox, 1946
Nicocles rufus Williston, 1883
Nicocles utahensis Banks, 1920
Nigrasilus nitidifacies (Hine, 1908)⇒ Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Pogonioefferia benedicti Bromley, 1940
Pogonioefferia bicaudata Hine, 1919
Pogonioefferia cana Hine, 1916
Pogonioefferia frewingi Wilcox, 1966
Pogonioefferia staminea Williston, 1885
Pogonosoma ridingsi Cresson, 1920
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus occidentalis Hine, 1911
Promachus dimidiatus Curran, 1927
Regasilus auriannulatus Hine, 1906
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scleropogon bradleyi Bromley, 1937
Scleropogon neglectus Bromley, 1931
Stenopogon aeacus Wiedemann, 1828
Stenopogon breviusculus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stenopogon rufibarbis Bromley, 1931
Stichopogon fragilis Back, 1909
Stilpnogaster auriannulatus (Hine, 1906)⇒ Regasilus auriannulatus Hine, 1906
Willistonina bilineata nigrofemorata Wilcox, 1935
Willistonina bilineatus Williston, 1883
Willistonina nigrofemorata (Wilcox, 1935)⇒ Willistonina bilineatus Williston, 1883

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
17
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
19
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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