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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
325
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
76
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
44
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
20
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
20 Genera with 45 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Habropogon Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pashtshenkoa Lehr, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 200610SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
45 Species
Andrenosoma jenisi Kovar & Hradsky, 1996
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus saulcyi Macquart, 1838
Cerdistus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Choerades fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Epitriptus inconstans Wiedemann, 1820
Epitriptus mixtus Becker, 1908
Habropogon pertusus Becker, 1908
Lamyra fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus aberrans Schiner, 1868
Machimus antennatus Becker, 1908
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Neomochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus gomerae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus schistaceus Becker, 1908
Ommatius russelli Scarbrough, 1984
Pashtshenkoa lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Pashtshenkoa schistaceus Becker, 1908
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Premochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Promachus condanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus consanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus gomerae Frey, 1937
Promachus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Promachus latitarsatus Macquart, 1839
Promachus palmensis Frey, 1937
Promachus vexator Becker, 1908
Saropogon nigriventris Frey, 1958
Saropogon punctipennis Frey, 1958
Stichopogon bedae Hradsky & Ge..., 1996
Stichopogon canariensis Becker, 1908
Stichopogon septemcinctus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus antennatus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus baezi Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus fuscus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus mixtus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus oromii Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus weinbergae Hradsky & Bosak, 2006

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
10
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
2
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