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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
585
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
496
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
79
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
46
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
34
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
34 Genera with 26 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Allopogon Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphestia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Atoniomyia Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylicomera Lynch Arribá..., 18813SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1850Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurus Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers2SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oidardis Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Taurhynchus Artigas & Pa..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerolestes Lynch Arribá..., 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
26 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Cylicomera dissona Lamas, 1973
Cylicomera fraterna Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Cylicomera rubrofasciata Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Dasypogon bonariensis Macquart, 1838
Dasypogon costalis Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Lampria aurifex Osten-sacken, 1887
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Laphria aeatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria lata Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Mallophora bigotii Lynch Arribá..., 1883
Mallophora ruficauda Wiedemann, 1828
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Nyssomyia whitmani Antunes & Co..., 1939
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius cubanus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius humatus Scarbrough, 1993
Ommatius parvus Bigot, 1875
Plesiomma indecorum Loew, 1866
Prolepsis lucifer Wiedemann, 1828
Tolmerolestes fax Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Tolmerolestes pluto Lynch Arribá..., 1881

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
9
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
5
8
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