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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Chicago (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1082
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
961
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
143
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
126
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
8
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chicago
8 Genera with 5 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
5 Species
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Chicago
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
1
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