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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
50
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
14
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
14 Genera with 15 Species
Afroholopogon Londt, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Haroldia Londt, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Synolcus Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
15 Species
Afroholopogon capensis Lindner, 1961
Ancylorhynchus reynaudii Macquart, 1838
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Damalis heterocera Wiedemann, 1821
Dasophrys nigricans Wiedemann, 1821
Dasophrys nigroflavipes Hobby, 1933
Gonioscelis hispidus Wiedemann, 1819
Haroldia trivialis Oldroyd, 1974
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum capense Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus heteronevrus Macquart, 1838
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus variabilis Londt, 1986
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Synolcus dubius Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
3
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