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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
79
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
42
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
24 Genera with 32 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1934Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Cyrtopogon auratus Cole, 1919
Cyrtopogon bimaculus Walker, 1851
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon inversus Curran, 1923
Efferia costalis Williston, 1885
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Heteropogon wilcoxi James, 1934
Laphria asturina Bromley, 1951
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon cinereus Cole, 1919
Lasiopogon trivittatus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Leptogaster coloradensis James, 1937
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scleropogon coyote Bromley, 1931
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Edmonton Metropolitan Region
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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