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Checklist of Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1635
2957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1633
2955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1602
2916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1345
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
329
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
42
254
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
52
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
15 Genera with 16 Species
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
16 Species
Ancylorhynchus crux Bezzi, 1908
Ancylorhynchus magnificus Bromley, 1936
Bathypogon nigrinus Ricardo, 1912
Cerdistus lautus White, 1918
Cerdistus margitis Walker, 1849
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Efferia exaggerata Smit, 2019
Eicherax nigrimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Euscelidia pulchra Dikow, 2003
Gonioscelis zulu Londt, 2004
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nerax nigrimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Ommatius dignus Scarbrough, 2000
Ommatius prolongatus Scarbrough, 1985
Pegesimallus laticornis Loew, 1858

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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