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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
216
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
32
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
13
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
9 Genera with 20 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Despotiscus Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1928Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
20 Species
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Clinopogon scalaris Bigot, 1879
Despotiscus simmondsi Bezzi, 1928
Leptogaster levusara Evenhuis, 2006
Leptogaster loaloa Evenhuis, 2006
Leptogaster meriel Evenhuis, 2006
Leptogaster pacifica Bezzi, 1928
Leptogaster vitiensis Evenhuis, 2006
Maira appendiculata Bezzi, 1928
Maira limbidorsum Bezzi, 1928
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mesoleptogaster levusara Evenhuis, 2006
Mesoleptogaster loaloa Evenhuis, 2006
Mesoleptogaster meriel Evenhuis, 2006
Mesoleptogaster pacifica Bezzi, 1928
Mesoleptogaster vitiensis Evenhuis, 2006
Ommatius curvimargo Bezzi, 1928
Ommatius strigicostus Bezzi, 1928
Promachus graeffi Schmeltz, 1866
Promachus triumphans (Bezzi, 1928)⇒ Promachus graeffi Schmeltz, 1866

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Fiji
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
10
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