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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
410
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
320
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
61
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
43
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
30
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
30 Genera with 61 Species
#ABDEHLMOPS
Anarmostus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18288SpeciesTaxom
Aphestia Schiner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Apolastauroides Artigas & Pa..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1805Hanging Thief Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1828Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hybozelodes Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1904Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lecania A.Massal., 1853
Lecania lichen0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1838Bee Killers6SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1911Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Stenasilus Carrera, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
61 Species
Anarmostus iopterus Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma clauscicella Macquart, 1850
Andrenosoma cyaniventris Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma elegans Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma erax Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma flamipennis Bromley, 1931
Andrenosoma punctata Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma rufipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma xanthocnema Wiedemann, 1828
Aphestia nigra Bigot, 1878
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Apolastauroides kamakusa Artigas & Pa..., 1988
Atomosia andrenoides Bromley, 1934
Atomosia tibialis Macquart, 1846
Atractia nigripes Macquart, 1838
Blepharepium cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Blepharepium maculipennis Macquart, 1855
Blepharepium subcontractum Walker, 1856
Diogmites aberans Wiedemann, 1821
Diogmites fasciatus Macquart, 1834
Diogmites reficulatus Fabricius, 1805
Diogmites reticulatus Fabricius, 1805
Efferia dilecta Walker, 1855
Efferia obscura Macquart, 1838
Efferia titan Bromley, 1934
Eicherax simplex Macquart, 1848
Erax dilecta (Walker, 1855)⇒ Efferia dilecta Walker, 1855
Eumecosoma mollis Bromley, 1934
Holcocephala oculata Fabricius, 1805
Holcocephala rufithorax Wiedemann, 1828
Lampria clavipes Fabricius, 1805
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Leptogaster pubescens Curran, 1934
Leptogaster tropica Curran, 1934
Leptogaster vorax Curran, 1934
Machimus carolinae Martin & Wilcox, 1965
Mallophora calida Fabricius, 1787
Mallophora fusca Bromley, 1934
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora robusta Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora speciosa Curran, 1934
Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Ommatius constrictus Scarbrough, 2002
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius neotropicus Curran, 1928
Ommatius norma Curran, 1928
Ommatius orenoquensis Bigot, 1876
Plesiomma testaceum Fabricius, 1805
Proctacanthus guianica Curran, 1934
Proctacanthus tibialis Macquart, 1850
Promachus annularis Fabricius, 1805
Promachus forfex Osten-sacken, 1887
Promachus nigrialbus Martin, 1970
Promachus nigripes (Hine, 1911)⇒ Promachus nigrialbus Martin, 1970
Psilonyx magnicauda Curran, 1934
Saropogon mellipes Bromley, 1934
Senobasis analis Macquart, 1838
Senobasis mendax Curran, 1934
Senobasis tibialis Curran, 1934
Stenasilus tenuis Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
4
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