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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1074
2784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
855
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
149
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
103
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
60
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
60 Genera with 246 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTW
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Amblyonychus Hermann, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 192014SpeciesTaxom
Annamyia Pritchard, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestris Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 200615SpeciesTaxom
Atoniomyia Hermann, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Boropis Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodontina Enderlein, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Dapsilochaetus Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllis Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Deromyia Philippi, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 200935SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 2003Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1878Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Mallaphora1SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers8SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Neophoneus Williston, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 177513SpeciesTaxom
Oidardis Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 199743SpeciesTaxom
Phellopteron Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pilica Curran, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 200311SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 17897SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1848Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalogaster J.R.Johnst., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Schildia Aldrich, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sphageus Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Taurhynchus Artigas & Pa..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Wilcoxius C.H. Martin, 20057SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
246 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma acunai Bromley, 1929
Andrenosoma aricenniae Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma avicenniae Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma chalybea Williston, 1885
Andrenosoma chalybeum Williston, 1885
Andrenosoma crassa Bromley, 1929
Andrenosoma cruentum Mcatee, 1919
Andrenosoma erax Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma erythrogaster Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma quadrimaculata Bromley, 1929
Andrenosoma ruficaudum Williston, 1885
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma varipes Banks, 1920
Annamyia maren Pritchard, 1941
Apachekolos clavipes Johnson, 1897
Apachekolos flaventis Scarbrough &..., 2005
Apachekolos invasus Scarbrough &..., 2005
Apachekolos magnus Scarbrough &..., 2005
Apachekolos volubilis Scarbrough &..., 2005
Apachekolos vultus Scarbrough &..., 2005
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestris excellens Enderlein, 1914
Asilus loewi (Bromley, 1929)⇒ Wilcoxius loewi Bromley, 1929
Asilus ramsideni Bromley, 1929
Atomosia anacaona Scarbrough &..., 2006
Atomosia cerverai Bromley, 1929
Atomosia ciguaya Scarbrough &..., 2006
Atomosia danforthi Curran, 1935
Atomosia incisuralis Macquart, 1839
Atomosia jagua Scarbrough &..., 2006
Atomosia jimagua Scarbrough &..., 2006
Atomosia maestrae Bromley, 1929
Atomosia metallica Bromley, 1929
Atomosia parva Bigot, 1857
Atomosia pubescens Bromley, 1929
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atomosia rica Curran, 1935
Atomosia similis Bigot, 1856
Atomosia yurabia Scarbrough &..., 2006
Atoniomyia mikii Williston, 1886
Beameromyia chrysops Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia cubensis Bigot, 1857
Beameromyia dicrana Scarbrough, 1997
Beameromyia graminicola Farr, 1963
Beameromyia incisuralis Scarbrough &..., 2005
Beameromyia melana Scarbrough, 1997
Beameromyia quaterna Scarbrough, 1997
Blepharepium annulatum Bigot, 1857
Boropis inflatus Hull, 1962
Cerotainia jamaicensis Johnson, 1919
Cerotainia laticeps Bromley, 1929
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cerotainia sola Scarbrough &..., 2006
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon plausor Osten-sacken, 1877
Dapsilochaetus inflatus Hull, 1962
Dasyllis rufa Bromley, 1931
Dasypogon parvus Rondani, 1850
Deromyia bilineatus Loew, 1866
Deromyia ternatus Loew, 1866
Diogmites bilineatus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866
Diogmites bromleyi Carrera, 1949
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites ternatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Eccritosia plinthopyga Wiedemann, 1821
Eccritosia zamon Townsend, 1895
Efferia alia Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia angusta Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia bellardii Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia bromleyi Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia brunnescens Bromley, 1929
Efferia bullata Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia caudex Walker, 1849
Efferia caymanensis Scarbrough, 1988
Efferia clavata Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia cubensis Bromley, 1929
Efferia exacta Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia forbesi Curran, 1931
Efferia fortis Walker, 1855
Efferia fulvibarbis Macquart, 1848
Efferia gossei Farr, 1965
Efferia haloesus Walker, 1849
Efferia hinei Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia incisura Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia insula Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia montensis Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia nigritarsis Hine, 1919
Efferia pachychaeta Bromley, 1928
Efferia picea Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia pilosula Bromley, 1929
Efferia pina Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Efferia portoricensis Hine, 1919
Efferia serrula Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia sinuosa Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia spinula Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775
Efferia subappendiculata Macquart, 1838
Efferia suspiciosa Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia vinalensis Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia woodleyi Scarbrough &..., 2009
Erax brunnescens (Bromley, 1929)⇒ Efferia brunnescens Bromley, 1929
Erax cubensis (Bromley, 1929)⇒ Efferia cubensis Bromley, 1929
Erax nigritarsis (Hine, 1919)⇒ Nerax nigritarsis Hine, 1919
Erax pilosula (Bromley, 1929)⇒ Efferia pilosula Bromley, 1929
Erax portoricensis (Hine, 1919)⇒ Nerax portoricensis Hine, 1919
Eumecosoma caerulum Scarbrough &..., 2006
Eumecosoma calverti Hine, 1917
Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973
Eurhabdus sororius Scarbrough &..., 2005
Glaphyropyga dryas Fisher, 1982
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala indigena Scarbrough, 2003
Lampria aurifex Osten-sacken, 1887
Lampria clavipes Fabricius, 1805
Lampria mexicana Macquart, 1847
Lampria splendens Macquart, 1834
Laphria aeatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria felis Osten-sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Laphria flavipes Wiedemann, 1821
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria varipes (Bigot, 1878)⇒ Andrenosoma varipes Banks, 1920
Leptogaster bahamiensis Scarbrough, 1996
Leptogaster bengryi Farr, 1963
Leptogaster hyacinthina Scarbrough, 1996
Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963
Leptogaster lineatus Scarbrough, 1996
Leptogaster longipes Walker, 1858
Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963
Leptogaster obscuripennis (Johnson, 1895)⇒ Lasiocnemus obscuripennis Loew, 1851
Leptogaster obscuripes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster venustus Bromely, 1929
Mallaphora brunneri
Mallophora bellengeri Farr, 1965
Mallophora bellingeri Farr, 1965
Mallophora bruneri Bromley, 1929
Mallophora cubana Artigas & Pa..., 1997
Mallophora macquartii (Rondani, 1850)⇒ Promachus macquartii Rondani, 1848
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora ripicola
Mallophora scopifer Wiedemann, 1828
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Neophoneus flavotibius Bigot, 1878
Nerax brunnescens Bromley, 1929
Nerax caudex Walker, 1849
Nerax cubensis Bromley, 1929
Nerax forbesi Curran, 1931
Nerax fortis Walker, 1855
Nerax fulvibarbis Macquart, 1848
Nerax gossei Farr, 1965
Nerax haloesus Walker, 1849
Nerax nigritarsis Hine, 1919
Nerax pachychaeta Bromley, 1928
Nerax pilosulus Bromley, 1929
Nerax portoricensis Hine, 1919
Nerax stylatus Fabricius, 1775
Ommatius abana Curran, 1953
Ommatius alexanderi Farr, 1965
Ommatius atrosus Scarbrough, 1997
Ommatius bastardoanus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius bipartitus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius cinnamomeus Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius cubansus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius cubanus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius elusivus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius falcatus Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius fimbriatus Hardy, 1949
Ommatius fimbrillus Scarbrough, 2000
Ommatius flavescens Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius geminus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius gwenae Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius haitiensis Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius hierroi Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius hispaniolae Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius hispidus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius humatus Scarbrough, 1993
Ommatius inflatus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965
Ommatius laticrus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius lineolatus Scarbrough, 1988
Ommatius lucidatus Scarbrough, 1997
Ommatius maculosus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius membranosus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius monensis Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius nigellus Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius oreophilus Farr, 1965
Ommatius piliferous Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius pilosus White, 1916
Ommatius praelongus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius pulverius Scarbrough, 1997
Ommatius russelli Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius saccas Walker, 1849
Ommatius scarbroughi Rodriguez Ve..., 1998
Ommatius stramineus Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius subtus Scarbrough &..., 1992
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Ommatius vitreus Bigot, 1875
Ommatius vivus Scarbrough, 1997
Phellopteron farri Hull, 1962
Pilica acunai Bromley, 1929
Plesiomma angustum Macquart, 1848
Plesiomma darlingtoni
Plesiomma funestum Loew, 1861
Plesiomma indecorum Loew, 1866
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Plesiomma leptogastrum Loew, 1866
Plesiomma lineatum Fabricius, 1781
Plesiomma loewi Artigas & Pa..., 1993
Plesiomma macra (Loew, 1861)⇒ Plesiomma lineatum Fabricius, 1781
Plesiomma salti Bromley, 1929
Plesiomma simile Scarbrough, 2003
Proagonistes ufens Walker, 1849
Proctacanthella taina Scarbrough &..., 2006
Proctacanthus danforthi Curran, 1951
Proctacanthus darlingtoni Curran, 1951
Proctacanthus dominicana Curran, 1951
Proctacanthus dominicanus Curran, 1951
Proctacanthus nigrimanus Curran, 1951
Proctacanthus rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Proctacanthus vittatus Olivier, 1789
Prolepsis chalcoprocta Loew, 1866
Promachus macquartii Rondani, 1848
Psilonyx arawak Farr, 1963
Psilonyx venustus Bromley, 1929
Psilonyx zephyrus Scarbrough &..., 2005
Rhopalogaster albidus Scarbrough &..., 2006
Rhopalogaster bella Bromley, 1929
Schildia jamaicensis Farr, 1962
Schildia martini T. Dikow, 2009
Senobasis annulata Bigot, 1857
Smeryngolaphria numitor Osten-sacken, 1887
Sphageus chalcoproctus Loew, 1866
Townsendia argyrata Curran, 1926
Wilcoxius bullatus Bromley, 1929
Wilcoxius juventus Scarbrough &..., 2005
Wilcoxius loewi Bromley, 1929
Wilcoxius planus (Scarbrough &..., 2005)⇒ Wilcoxius juventus Scarbrough &..., 2005
Wilcoxius ramsdeni Bromley, 1929
Wilcoxius similis Scarbrough &..., 2005
Wilcoxius tumidus (Scarbrough &..., 2005)⇒ Wilcoxius similis Scarbrough &..., 2005

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Greater Antilles
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
12
106
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
16
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
6
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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