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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Madison County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
980
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
980
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
937
1330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
781
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
83
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
63
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madison County (Iowa)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madison County (Iowa)
7 Species
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Madison County (Iowa)
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
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