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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
297
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
213
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
51
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
39
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
32
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
31 Genera with 69 Species
#ABDEHLMNOPRST
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllis Loew, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1838Hanging Thief Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1846Bee-like robber flies4SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1941Bee Killers14SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Porasilus Curran, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorus Walker, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalogaster J.R.Johnst., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Andrenosoma appendiculata Macquart, 1846
Andrenosoma erythrogaster Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma flamipennis Bromley, 1931
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus calidus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Mallophora calida Fabricius, 1787
Asilus consanguineus Macquart, 1846
Asilus rufipalpis Macquart, 1838
Atomosia appendiculata Macquart, 1846
Atomosia limbata Macquart, 1834
Blepharepium cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Blepharepium cajennensis cajennensis
Blepharepium fuscipennis Macquart, 1834
Blepharepium luridum Rondani, 1848
Dasyllis fascipennis Macquart, 1834
Dasyllis haemorrhoa Wiedemann, 1830
Dasypogon fuscipennis (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Holopogon dimidiatus Meigen, 1820
Diogmites brunneus Fabricius, 1787
Diogmites fasciatus Macquart, 1834
Diogmites rufipalpis Macquart, 1838
Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002
Eccritosia barbata Fabricius, 1787
Efferia cerdai Tomasovic, 2002
Efferia demifasciata Macquart, 1850
Efferia fuscanipennis Macquart, 1850
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Efferia remus Tomasovic, 2002
Eicherax fulvithorax Macquart, 1838
Erax demifasciata (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Efferia demifasciata Macquart, 1850
Erax fuscanipennis (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Efferia fuscanipennis Macquart, 1850
Eurhabdus longissimus Tomasovic, 2002
Holopogon dimidiatus Meigen, 1820
Hoplistomerus serripes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria appendiculata (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Andrenosoma appendiculata Macquart, 1846
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria limbata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Atomosia limbata Macquart, 1834
Laphria maculipennis (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Smeryngolaphria maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Mallophora aeaca Williston, 1901
Mallophora argentipes Macquart, 1838
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Mallophora barbipes Wiedemann, 1819
Mallophora calida Fabricius, 1787
Mallophora clavipes Curran, 1941
Mallophora cruralis Rondani, 1863
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Mallophora nigrifemorata Macquart, 1838
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora robusta Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Mallophora zita Curran, 1941
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum catastygnum Papavero, 1971
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Nerax fuscanipennis Macquart, 1850
Nyssomyia anduzei Rozeboom, 1942
Nyssomyia antunesi Coutinho, 1939
Nyssomyia elongata Floch & Abon..., 1942
Nyssomyia sylvicola Floch & Abon..., 1945
Ommatius orenoquensis Bigot, 1876
Porasilus cerdai Tomasovic, 2002
Pseudorus conspectus Tomasovic, 2001
Rhopalogaster micronyx Tomasovic, 2002
Senobasis analis Macquart, 1838
Senobasis mendax Curran, 1934
Smeryngolaphria maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Tipulogaster lancea Tomasovic, 2002
Triorla demifasciatus Macquart, 1850
Triorla striola Fabricius, 1805
Triorla trichinus Tomasovic, 2002

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
12
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
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