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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Fairfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1258
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1258
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
1213
1831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1069
1653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
90
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
75
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
21
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
12 Species
Asilus erythrocnemius Hine, 1909
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
3
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