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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Cook County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
330
1969
3064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
1969
3064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1902
2947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
1642
2579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
163
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
134
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
26
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
13
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cook County (Illinois)
13 Genera with 14 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook County (Illinois)
14 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Cook County (Illinois)
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
4
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