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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
505
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
363
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
101
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
71
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
38
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
38 Genera with 58 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPSTW
Ablautus Loew, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Callinicus Loew, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1878Tanglehead2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Lestomyia Williston, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Negasilus Curran, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pogonioefferia Artigas & Pa..., 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryclus Carrera, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Wilcoxia James, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
58 Species
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus coquilletti Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus mimus Osten Sacken, 1877
Ablautus vanduzeei Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma erax Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apachekolos scapularis Bigot, 1878
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus flavipes (Villers, 1789)⇒ Asilus barbarus Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus occidentalis (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Machimus occidentalis Hine, 1909
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Callinicus pictitarsis Bigot, 1878
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Cyrtopogon longimanus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Cyrtopogon vandykei Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Cyrtopogon willistoni Curran, 1923
Dioctria pleuralis Banks, 1917
Efferia basingeri Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Efferia cana Hine, 1916
Efferia inflata Hine, 1911
Efferia nemoralis Hine, 1911
Eucyrtopogon diversipilosis Curran, 1923
Eudioctria doanei Melander, 1924
Eudioctria monrovia Wilcox & Martin, 1941
Heteropogon ludius Coquillett, 1893
Heteropogon senilis Bigot, 1878
Holopogon albipilosus Curran, 1923
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Holopogon stellatus Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon drabicola Cole, 1916
Lasiopogon gabrieli Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptopteromyia americana Hardy, 1947Thickleaf peperomia
Machimus hinei Fisher and W..., 1987
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon gibber Williston, 1883
Nannocyrtopogon deserti Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Nannocyrtopogon nigricolor Coquillett, 1904
Nannocyrtopogon oculatus Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Nannocyrtopogon vandykei Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Negasilus astutus Williston, 1893
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Ommatius orus Oldroyd, 1968
Pogonioefferia cana Hine, 1916
Pogonioefferia inflata Hine, 1911
Pseudoryclus bicolor Bellardi, 1861
Saropogon luteus Coquillett, 1904
Stenopogon bakeri Wilcox, 1971Runyon's dodder
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stenopogon inyae Wilcox, 1971Runyon's dodder
Stenopogon jubatus Coquillett, 1904
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
18
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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