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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
658
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
467
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
87
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
49
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
27
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Ontario
27 Genera with 38 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1849Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
38 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon vandykei Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nannocyrtopogon nigricolor Coquillett, 1904
Nannocyrtopogon nitidus Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neoitamus terminalis Hine, 1909
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Central Ontario
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
4
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