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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
975
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
842
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
71
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
61
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
13
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Plata County
13 Genera with 12 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1887Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Plata County
12 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Efferia rapax Osten Sacken, 1887
Machimus sestertius Martin, 1975
Mallophora fautrix Osten-sacken, 1887
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ospriocerus minos (Osten-sacken, 1887)⇒ Stenopogon minos Osten Sacken, 1877
Proctacanthus micans Schiner, 1867Farwell's watermilfoil
Proctacanthus nearno Martin, 1962Rocky Mountain stickweed
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Stenopogon minos Osten Sacken, 1877
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in La Plata County
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
3
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