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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Delaware County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1314
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1314
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
1269
1650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1127
1484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
131
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
85
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
22
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Delaware County (Pennsylvania)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware County (Pennsylvania)
12 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus johnsoni Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Delaware County (Pennsylvania)
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
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