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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1277
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1273
1936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1226
1836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1079
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
133
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
109
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Litchfield County
15 Genera with 16 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Litchfield County
16 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
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