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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
383
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
282
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
48
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
33
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
19 Genera with 36 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1965Bee Killers2SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Phellopteron Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Schildia Aldrich, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
36 Species
Andrenosoma aricenniae Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma avicenniae Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apachekolos clavipes Johnson, 1897
Beameromyia chrysops Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia graminicola Farr, 1963
Beameromyia melana Scarbrough, 1997
Cerotainia jamaicensis Johnson, 1919
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Efferia caudex Walker, 1849
Efferia gossei Farr, 1965
Efferia haloesus Walker, 1849
Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Lampria splendens Macquart, 1834
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster bengryi Farr, 1963
Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963
Leptogaster longipes Walker, 1858
Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963
Mallophora bellengeri Farr, 1965
Mallophora bellingeri Farr, 1965
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nerax caudex Walker, 1849
Nerax gossei Farr, 1965
Nerax haloesus Walker, 1849
Ommatius alexanderi Farr, 1965
Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965
Ommatius oreophilus Farr, 1965
Ommatius saccas Walker, 1849
Phellopteron farri Hull, 1962
Plesiomma lineatum Fabricius, 1781
Psilonyx arawak Farr, 1963
Schildia jamaicensis Farr, 1962

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
6
11
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