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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1125
5726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
854
3982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
171
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
110
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
68
342
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
68 Genera with 342 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19538SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19538SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Connomyia Londt, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19709SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllina Bromley, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dogonia Oldroyd, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoscius Janssens, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eclipsis Bezzi, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eichochrysops1SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Epiblepharis Bezzi, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 195424SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 19707SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19703SpeciesTaxom
Hippomachus Engel, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopheromerus Becker, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Icariomima Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lagodias Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1908Bee-like robber flies12SpeciesTaxom
Laphyctis Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 185817SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 195422SpeciesTaxom
Loewinella Hermann, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macroetra Londt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 190812SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 192710SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19869SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Notiolaphria Londt, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 192727SpeciesTaxom
Oxynoton Janssens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 197012SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 193014SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1936Giant Robber Flies17SpeciesTaxom
Prytanomyia Özdikmen, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 200313SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Smerygolaphria1SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Spanurus Loew, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Thallosia Oldroyd, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasiella Lehr, 19197SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
342 Species
Afroestricus chiastoneurus Speiser, 1910
Afroestricus varipes Curran, 1927
Afroestricus velatus Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus verutus Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus vittatus Curran, 1927
Afromochtherus atrox Tsacas, 1969
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Ammophilomima aequinoctialis Janssens, 1953
Ammophilomima auripennis Janssens, 1953
Ammophilomima basilewskyi Janssens, 1953
Ammophilomima eumenoides Janssens, 1953
Ammophilomima evanescens Janssens, 1953
Ammophilomima ghesquierei Janssens, 1953
Ammophilomima imitatrix Enderlein, 1914
Ammophilomima straeleni Janssens, 1953
Ancylorhynchus crux Bezzi, 1908
Ancylorhynchus susurrus Karsch, 1879
Andrenosoma complexum Oldroyd, 1970
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma serpentina Bezzi, 1908
Asilus gabonicus Macquart, 1855
Astochia africana Ricardo, 1919
Astochia armata Becker, 1909
Astochia neavensis Ricardo, 1919
Astochia strachani Oldroyd, 1970
Bactria hypoleucochaeta Bezzi, 1908
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Choerades aurifera Ricardo, 1925
Choerades bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Choerades consistens Curran, 1928
Choerades contristans Hobby, 1948
Choerades iola Bromley, 1935
Choerades kwadjoi Tomasovic, 2007
Choerades lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Choerades maynei Janssens, 1953
Congomochtherus acuminatus Oldroyd, 1974
Congomochtherus lobatus Oldroyd, 1970
Congomochtherus penicillatus Speiser, 1910
Congomochtherus penicullatus Speiser, 1910
Connomyia compressa Karsch, 1886
Connomyia pallida Ricardo, 1925
Connomyia tsacasi Londt, 1993
Cyrtopogon profusus Osten-sacken, 1877
Damalis amphora Oldroyd, 1970
Damalis angola Londt, 1989
Damalis coeruleiventris Enderlein, 1914
Damalis complecta Oldroyd, 1968
Damalis pollinosa Ricardo, 1925
Damalis poseidon Oldroyd, 1970
Damalis scutellata Oldroyd, 1970
Damalis sphekodes Londt, 1989
Damalis taciturna Oldroyd, 1970
Dasyllina fulvithorax Bromley, 1935
Dogonia nigra Oldroyd, 1970
Dogonia saegeri Oldroyd, 1970
Dolichoscius longipes Janssens, 1954
Eclipsis maculiventris Bezzi, 1908
Eichochrysops eichotrochilus
Emphysomera auribarbis Wiedemann, 1828
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Epiblepharis pedunculata Bezzi, 1908
Euscelidia acuminata Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia adusta Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia atrata Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia bequaerti Janssens, 1957
Euscelidia bicolor Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia cacula Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia castanea Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia castanes Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia datis Walker, 1849
Euscelidia discors Speiser, 1913
Euscelidia dorata Oldroyd, 1970
Euscelidia festiva Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia francoisi Janssens, 1953
Euscelidia hyalina Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia insolita Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia lata Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia lucida Oldroyd, 1939
Euscelidia milva Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia moyoensis Oldroyd, 1970
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euscelidia pulchra Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia rapax Westwood, 1850
Euscelidia schoutedeni Janssens, 1954
Gonioscelis amnoni Londt, 2004
Gonioscelis congoensis Oldroyd, 1970
Gonioscelis genitalis Ricardo, 1925
Gonioscelis hadrocantha Londt, 2004
Gonioscelis macquartii Jaennicke, 1867
Gonioscelis occipitalis Oldroyd, 1970
Gonioscelis tomentosus Oldroyd, 1970
Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861
Heligmonevra modesta Bigot, 1858
Heligmonevra rodhaini Oldroyd, 1970
Hippomachus leechi Londt, 1985
Hippomachus mivatus Walker, 1871
Hippomachus rossi Londt, 1985
Hoplistomerus garambensis Oldroyd, 1970
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Hoplistomerus serripes Fabricius, 1805
Hoplopheromerus flavescens Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hoplopheromerus nigroidea Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hoplopheromerus nigroides Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hoplopheromerus nigropilosus Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hyperechia bifasciata Grünberg, 1907
Hyperechia floccosa Bezzi, 1908
Hyperechia imitator Grünberg, 1907
Hyperechia nigrita Grünberg, 1907
Icariomima coeruleiventris Enderlein, 1914
Lagodias griseus Oldroyd, 1970
Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Lamyra rossi Oldroyd, 1974
Laphria aurifera (Ricardo, 1925)⇒ Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Laphria bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Laphria consistens Curran, 1928
Laphria contristans Hobby, 1948
Laphria ctenoventris Oldroyd, 1970
Laphria hera Bromley, 1935
Laphria iola Bromley, 1935
Laphria maynei Janssens, 1953
Laphria nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Laphria ricardoi Bromley, 1935
Laphria schoutedeni Bromley, 1935
Laphria serpentina Bezzi, 1908
Laphyctis eremia Loew, 1858
Lasiocnemus anthracinus Janssens, 1952
Lasiocnemus griseicinctipes Speiser, 1913
Lasiocnemus hyalipennis Janssens, 1952
Laxenecera abdominalis Oldroyd, 1970
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Laxenecera argira Tomasovic, 2008
Laxenecera auribarba Karsch, 1879
Laxenecera auricomata Hermann, 1919
Laxenecera chapini Curran, 1927
Laxenecera chrysonema Oldroyd, 1970
Laxenecera dasypoda Speiser, 1910
Laxenecera dimidiata Curran, 1927
Laxenecera francoisi Oldroyd, 1970
Laxenecera gymna Oldroyd, 1970
Laxenecera langi Curran, 1927
Laxenecera misema Oldroyd, 1970
Laxenecera nigrociliata Hermann, 1919
Laxenecera rufitarsis Bezzi, 1908
Laxenecera rufitarssi Bezzi, 1908
Laxenecera tristis Bigot, 1858
Leptogaster aristalis Janssens, 1957
Leptogaster basilewskyi Janssens, 1955
Leptogaster ealensis Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster evanescens Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster fumosa Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster hermelina Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster ludens Curran, 1927
Leptogaster melanomystax Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster pellucida Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster penicillata Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858
Leptogaster pilicnemis Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster plebeja Janssens, 1957
Leptogaster plilcnemis Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster pyragra Janssens, 1957
Leptogaster rufescens Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster schoutedeni Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster sericea Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster stichosoma Janssens, 1957
Leptogaster tarsalis Walker, 1861
Leptogaster upembana Janssens, 1954
Leptogaster velutina Janssens, 1954
Loewinella arcuata Curran, 1927
Machimus nigripes Ricardo, 1922
Macroetra angola Londt, 1994
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum acutirostre Loew, 1852
Microstylum fenestratum Wiedemann, 1828
Microstylum helenae Bezzi, 1914
Microstylum leucacanthum Bezzi, 1908
Microstylum maculiventris Bezzi, 1908
Microstylum miles Karsch, 1879
Microstylum nigrescens Ricardo, 1900
Microstylum pedunculata Bezzi, 1908
Microstylum pollex Oldroyd, 1970
Microstylum ricardoae Oldroyd, 1970
Microstylum rufinevrum Macquart, 1855
Microstylum sessile Bezzi, 1908
Neolaparus angusticornis Ricardo, 1925
Neolaparus apertus Karsch, 1886
Neolaparus banana Curran, 1927
Neolaparus decoratus Oldroyd, 1970
Neolaparus longicornis Curran, 1927
Neolaparus lubumbashi Bromley, 1935
Neolaparus munroi Bromley, 1936
Neolaparus ophion Speiser, 1910
Neolaparus rubrifemoratus Bromley, 1935
Neolaparus similis Curran, 1927
Neolophonotus albion Curran, 1934
Neolophonotus angola Curran, 1934
Neolophonotus bromleyi Londt, 1987
Neolophonotus coetzeei Londt, 1985
Neolophonotus congoensis Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus ktenistus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus leechi Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus rossi Londt, 1986
Neomochtherus atrox Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus blandus Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus callipygus Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus debilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus exilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus futilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus instabilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus kivuensis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus notatus Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus rothkirchii Speiser, 1913
Oligopogon hemistego Londt, 2014
Oligopogon hybotinus Loew, 1847
Oligopogon superciliatus Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius angustus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius annulitarsis Curran, 1927
Ommatius callidus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius canicoxa Speiser, 1913
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius comatus
Ommatius cornutus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius digitus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius erythropygus Curran, 1927
Ommatius flavipennis Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius fuscovittatua Ricardo, 1900
Ommatius fuscovittatus Ricardo, 1900
Ommatius garambensis Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius imaginus (Scarbrough &..., 2003)⇒ Pygommatius imaginus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius imagrinus
Ommatius imperator Oldroyd, 1939
Ommatius longipennis Lindner, 1955
Ommatius macquarti Bezzi, 1908
Ommatius macroscelis Bezzi, 1906
Ommatius nigrantis Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius ornatus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius pallidicoxa Curran, 1927
Ommatius pernecessarius Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius renudus (Scarbrough &..., 2003)⇒ Pygommatius renudus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius tinctipennis Curran, 1927
Ommatius varipes Curran, 1927
Ommatius vittatus Curran, 1927
Oxynoton arnaudi Oldroyd, 1974
Pegesimallus angusticornis Ricardo, 1925
Pegesimallus apertus Karsch, 1886
Pegesimallus banana Curran, 1927
Pegesimallus griseus Oldroyd, 1970
Pegesimallus longicornis Curran, 1927
Pegesimallus lubumbashi Bromley, 1935
Pegesimallus moerens Wiedemann, 1828
Pegesimallus munroi Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus oldroydi Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus oralis Wulp, 1884
Pegesimallus polygramma Speiser, 1924
Pegesimallus saegeri Oldroyd, 1970
Philodicus alcimoides Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus cinerascens Ricardo, 1900
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus fraterculus Walker, 1855
Philodicus furunculus Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus nigrescens Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Philodicus temerarius Walker, 1851
Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858
Proagonistes apicalis Curran, 1927
Proagonistes flammipennis Tsacas & Menier, 1979
Proagonistes lampyroides Oldroyd, 1970
Proagonistes leoninus Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes neavei Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes neavi Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes oldroydi Tsacas & Menier, 1979
Proagonistes pliomelas Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes praedo Austen, 1909
Proagonistes redimiculum Speiser, 1914
Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Proagonistes superbiens Bezzi, 1908
Proagonistes ufens Walker, 1849
Proagonistes vulpinus Bromley, 1930
Promachus bomensis Curran, 1927
Promachus conradti Hobby, 1936
Promachus crassifemoratus Hobby, 1936
Promachus erythrosceles Hobby, 1936
Promachus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus hastatus Hobby, 1936
Promachus hypoleucochaeta Bezzi, 1908
Promachus mediospinosus Speiser, 1913
Promachus mesacanthus Hobby, 1936
Promachus niveicinctus Hobby, 1936
Promachus promiscuus Hobby, 1936
Promachus robertii Macquart, 1838
Promachus speiseri Hobby, 1936
Promachus subtilis Bromley, 1935
Promachus versicolor Hobby, 1936
Promachus xanthotrichus Bezzi, 1908
Promachus zenkeri Hobby, 1936
Prytanomyia albida Oldroyd, 1974
Prytanomyia kochi Lindner, 1973
Pygommatius brevicornis Curran, 1927
Pygommatius caligula Oldroyd, 1970
Pygommatius comosus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius digittatus Oldroyd, 1970
Pygommatius fluvius Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius grossus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius gruwelli Scarbrough, 2007
Pygommatius imaginus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius lulua Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius magnipes Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius pectinus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius renudus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius talus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Rhabdogaster major Oldroyd, 1970
Rhabdogaster zebra Londt, 2006
Rhabdogaster zopheros Londt, 2006
Rhipidocephala congoiensis Oldroyd, 1966
Rhipidocephala morio Hermann, 1926
Rhipidocephala scuata Oldroyd, 1966
Rhipidocephala scutata Oldroyd, 1966
Smerygolaphria pallida Bromley, 1935
Smeryngolaphria pallida Bromley, 1935
Spanurus compressus Karsch, 1886
Spanurus pallidus Ricardo, 1925
Stichopogon caffer Hermann, 1907
Stichopogon hermanni Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon punctum Loew, 1851
Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851
Stichopogon septemcinctus Becker, 1908
Stiphrolamyra angularis Loew, 1858
Stiphrolamyra apicalis Curran, 1927
Storthyngomerus toroensis Oldroyd, 1970
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805
Thallosia congoicola Oldroyd, 1970
Trichardis katangaensis Oldroyd, 1970
Tsacasiella blanda Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella debilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella exilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella futilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella instabilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella kivuensis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella neavei Ricardo, 1919

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Central Africa
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
15
92
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
8
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
16
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
6
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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