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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
912
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
70
629
1598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
141
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
85
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
29
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
29 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCEHLMNOPST
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrophora Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Habropogon Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 184010SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Pashtshenkoa Lehr, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopogon Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Schildia Aldrich, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 200612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
65 Species
Andrenosoma jenisi Kovar & Hradsky, 1996
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus megastylus Philippi, 1865
Asilus saulcyi Macquart, 1838
Atomosia anacaona Scarbrough &..., 2006
Beameromyia melana Scarbrough, 1997
Cerdistus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Choerades fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Epitriptus inconstans Wiedemann, 1820
Epitriptus mixtus Becker, 1908
Habropogon pertusus Becker, 1908
Hyperechia bomboides Loew, 1851
Lamyra fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus (Machimus) caliginosus Meigen, 1820
Machimus aberrans Schiner, 1868
Machimus antennatus Becker, 1908
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus madeirensis Schiner, 1868
Machimus monticola Frey, 1940
Machimus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Machimus novarensis Schiner, 1868
Machimus portosanctanus Cockerell, 1921
Machimus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neomochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus gomerae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus schistaceus Becker, 1908
Ommatius fimbriatus Hardy, 1949
Ommatius russelli Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius subtus Scarbrough &..., 1992
Pashtshenkoa lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Pashtshenkoa schistaceus Becker, 1908
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Premochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Promachus condanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus consanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus gomerae Frey, 1937
Promachus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Promachus latitarsatus Macquart, 1839
Promachus palmensis Frey, 1937
Promachus vexator Becker, 1908
Pycnopogon fasciculatus Loew, 1847
Saropogon nigriventris Frey, 1958
Saropogon punctipennis Frey, 1958
Schildia martini T. Dikow, 2009
Stichopogon beckeri Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon bedae Hradsky & Ge..., 1996
Stichopogon canariensis Becker, 1908
Stichopogon septemcinctus Becker, 1908
Tipulogaster barraca
Tolmerus antennatus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus baezi Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus fuscus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus mixtus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus novarensis Schiner, 1868
Tolmerus oromii Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Tolmerus weinbergae Hradsky & Bosak, 2006

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
11
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
2
Genera
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