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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
354
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
58
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
35
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
25
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
25 Genera with 52 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPS
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllina Bromley, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 195410SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Icariomima Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1935Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Notiolaphria Londt, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 20037SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1936Giant Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 20034SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
52 Species
Afroestricus varipes Curran, 1927
Ammophilomima imitatrix Enderlein, 1914
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Choerades bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Congomochtherus lobatus Oldroyd, 1970
Damalis coeruleiventris Enderlein, 1914
Damalis complecta Oldroyd, 1968
Damalis pollinosa Ricardo, 1925
Damalis scutellata Oldroyd, 1970
Euscelidia adusta Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia bequaerti Janssens, 1957
Euscelidia datis Walker, 1849
Euscelidia discors Speiser, 1913
Euscelidia festiva Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia lata Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia moyoensis Oldroyd, 1970
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euscelidia schoutedeni Janssens, 1954
Gonioscelis amnoni Londt, 2004
Hyperechia nigrita Grünberg, 1907
Icariomima coeruleiventris Enderlein, 1914
Laphria bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Laphria nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Laphria ricardoi Bromley, 1935
Lasiocnemus griseicinctipes Speiser, 1913
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolaparus banana Curran, 1927
Neomochtherus rothkirchii Speiser, 1913
Ommatius canicoxa Speiser, 1913
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius comatus
Ommatius imaginus (Scarbrough &..., 2003)⇒ Pygommatius imaginus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius imagrinus
Ommatius ornatus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius renudus (Scarbrough &..., 2003)⇒ Pygommatius renudus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Philodicus temerarius Walker, 1851
Proagonistes flammipennis Tsacas & Menier, 1979
Proagonistes pliomelas Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes redimiculum Speiser, 1914
Proagonistes ufens Walker, 1849
Promachus conradti Hobby, 1936
Promachus crassifemoratus Hobby, 1936
Promachus mediospinosus Speiser, 1913
Promachus mesacanthus Hobby, 1936
Promachus speiseri Hobby, 1936
Promachus zenkeri Hobby, 1936
Pygommatius gruwelli Scarbrough, 2007
Pygommatius imaginus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius magnipes Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius renudus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
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