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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
3152
9053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
2847
8601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
114
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
84
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
2
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
14
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
14 Genera with 22 Species
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
22 Species
Afroestricus vittatus Curran, 1927
Asilus gabonicus Macquart, 1855
Choerades kwadjoi Tomasovic, 2007
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Heligmonevra modesta Bigot, 1858
Laxenecera argira Tomasovic, 2008
Laxenecera tristis Bigot, 1858
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum miles Karsch, 1879
Microstylum rufinevrum Macquart, 1855
Neolaparus apertus Karsch, 1886
Pegesimallus apertus Karsch, 1886
Proagonistes apicalis Curran, 1927
Proagonistes lampyroides Oldroyd, 1970
Proagonistes oldroydi Tsacas & Menier, 1979
Proagonistes pliomelas Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes praedo Austen, 1909
Proagonistes redimiculum Speiser, 1914
Proagonistes superbiens Bezzi, 1908
Promachus xanthotrichus Bezzi, 1908
Pygommatius fluvius Scarbrough &..., 2003
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
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