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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Chesterfield County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
522
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
522
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
484
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
419
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
54
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
40
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chesterfield County (Virginia)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chesterfield County (Virginia)
9 Species
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Chesterfield County (Virginia)
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
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