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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
374
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
276
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
58
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
37
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
22
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
22 Genera with 39 Species
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Andrenosoma Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Callinicus Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Clephydroneura Becker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
39 Species
Andrenosoma bayardi Seguy, 1952
Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia virginensis Scarbrough, 1997
Callinicus calcaneus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Cerotainia melanosoma Scarbrough &..., 1989
Clephydroneura cylindra Shi, 1995
Dasypogon atripes Fabricius, 1805
Efferia exaggerata Smit, 2019
Efferia nigrimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775
Efferia tortola Curran, 1928
Eicherax nigrimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973
Leptarthrus dufaui Hustache, 1929
Leptarthrus spinipennis Hustache, 1929
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963
Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963
Mallophora robusta Wiedemann, 1828
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nerax nigrimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Nerax stylatus Fabricius, 1775
Nerax tortola Curran, 1928
Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius prolongatus Scarbrough, 1985
Ommatius saccas Walker, 1849
Ommatius spatulatus Curran, 1928
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Plesiomma lineata Fabricius, 1781
Plesiomma lineatum Fabricius, 1781
Townsendia argyrata Curran, 1926
Triorla maculatus Macquart, 1834
Triorla striola Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
2
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