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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1460
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1460
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1415
2034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1128
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
111
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
29
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
17
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fayette County (Iowa)
17 Genera with 18 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Iowa)
18 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Fayette County (Iowa)
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
1
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