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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Cameron County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
288
1984
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1697
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
141
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
112
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
14
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
14 Genera with 15 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Haplopogon Engel, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1887Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
15 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Efferia texana Banks, 1919
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Haplopogon latus Coquillett, 1904
Laphystia laguna Wilcox, 1960
Leptogaster schaefferi Back, 1909
Mallophora fautrix Osten-sacken, 1887
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Ommatius texanus Bullington &..., 1984
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scleropogon cinerascens Back, 1909
Stenopogon nitens (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Ospriocerus nitens Coquillett, 1904
Stenopogon pumilus (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Ospriocerus pumilus Coquillett, 1904
Stenopogon tenebrosus (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Ospriocerus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1904

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Cameron County (Texas)
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
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