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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
550
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
125
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
87
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
50
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
50 Genera with 102 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Albibarbefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bombomima Enderlein, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromyia Philippi, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Dicropaltum Martin, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Echthodopa Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18216SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1934Tanglehead2SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies13SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Psilocurus Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Systellogaster Hermann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
102 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Albibarbefferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus elizabethae Brimley, 1924
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Deromyia platyptera Loew, 1866
Deromyia umbrina Loew, 1866
Dicropaltum rubicundus Hine, 1909
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites angustipennis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites missouriensis Bromley, 1951
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diogmites platypterus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Echthodopa pubera Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia davisi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Efferia deserti Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Efferia plena Hine, 1916
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Heteropogon macerinus Walker, 1849
Heteropogon wilcoxi James, 1934
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria ithypyga Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria lata Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster aegra Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Machimus maneei Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Machimus virginicus Banks, 1920
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Philonicus rufipennis Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Proagonistes ufens Walker, 1849
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus brevipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus duryi Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus fitchii Osten-sacken, 1878
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Promachus oklahomensis Pritchard, 1935Gypsum milk-vetch
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Psilocurus birdi Curran, 1931
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Systellogaster gahani Wallace, 1973
Systellogaster ovivora Gahan, 1917
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
16
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
15
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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