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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Maine (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
383
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
75
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
42
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
22
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maine
22 Genera with 52 Species
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Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies15SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
52 Species
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus fasciatus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cyrtopogon alleni Back, 1909
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon lutatius Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon lyratus Osten-sacken, 1878
Cyrtopogon tenuis Bromley, 1924
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia clementei Wilcox & Martin, 1945
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Laphria aeatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria altitudinum Bromley, 1924
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon slossonae Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus callidus Williston, 1893
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Pogonosoma ridingsi Cresson, 1920
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Maine
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
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