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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Chiricahua Mountains (Cochise, Cochise County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1510
2518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
269
1510
2518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
263
1493
2488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1274
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
117
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
95
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
31
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
28
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
19
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chiricahua Mountains
19 Genera with 44 Species
Ablautus Loew, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 191914SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1893Tanglehead2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Prolatiforceps Martin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1911Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Wilcoxius C.H. Martin, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chiricahua Mountains
44 Species
Ablautus squamipes (Osten Sacken, 1924)⇒ Ablautus mimus Osten Sacken, 1877
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Beameromyia lacinia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia occidentis Hardy, 1942
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia punicea Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia argyrosoma Hine, 1911
Efferia costalis Williston, 1885
Efferia helenae Bromley, 1951
Efferia jubata Williston, 1885
Efferia kelloggi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Efferia latruncula Williston, 1885
Efferia neosimilis Forbes, 1987
Efferia producta Hine, 1919
Efferia rapax Osten Sacken, 1887
Efferia triton Osten Sacken, 1887
Efferia varipes Williston, 1885
Efferia wilcoxi Bromley, 1940
Efferia willistoni Hine, 1919
Heteropogon chiricahua Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Heteropogon patruelis Coquillett, 1893
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Holopogon currani Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Leptogaster altacola Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Leptogaster eudicrana Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster hesperis Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Leptogaster hirtipes Coquillett, 1904
Leptogaster lanata Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Machimus adustus Martin, 1975
Machimus griseus Hine, 1906Bluestem pricklypoppy
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius parvulus Schaeffer, 1916Sidebeak pencilflower
Philonicus arizonensis Williston, 1893
Philonicus limpidipennis Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus micans Schiner, 1867Farwell's watermilfoil
Proctacanthus nearno Martin, 1962Rocky Mountain stickweed
Prolatiforceps fulviventris Schaeffer, 1916
Promachus atrox Bromley, 1940
Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Scleropogon picticornis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Wilcoxius mydas Brauer, 1885

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Chiricahua Mountains
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
9
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