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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Des Moines County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1020
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1019
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
971
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
795
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
88
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
67
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Des Moines County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1775Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Des Moines County
8 Species
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Des Moines County
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
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