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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
393
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
105
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
80
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
49
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
49 Genera with 152 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 18889SpeciesTaxom
Bactrian1SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Connomyia Londt, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 19538SpeciesTaxom
Goneccalypsis Hermann, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19223SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolobos Londt, 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1908Bee-like robber flies7SpeciesTaxom
Laphyctis Loew, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Notiolaphria Londt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 06SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18588SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1920Giant Robber Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Pygodactylus2SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19363SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Robertomyia Londt, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Synolcus Loew, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasiella Lehr, 19692SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
152 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroestricus chiastoneurus Speiser, 1910
Afroestricus eminentis Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus hamulus Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus minutus Bromley, 1936
Afromochtherus malawi Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus unctus Oldroyd, 1939
Alcimus nigrescens Ricardo, 1922
Alcimus rubiginosus Gerstaecker, 1871
Alcimus setifemoratus Hobby, 1934
Alcimus taeniopus Rondani, 1873
Ammophilomima eumenoides Janssens, 1953
Ancylorhynchus cruciger Loew, 1858
Ancylorhynchus crux Bezzi, 1908
Ancylorhynchus magnificus Bromley, 1936
Andrenosoma serpentina Bezzi, 1908
Astochia africana Ricardo, 1919
Astochia armata Becker, 1909
Astochia strachani Oldroyd, 1970
Bactria abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Bactria acuminata Hobby, 1936
Bactria adamsi
Bactria aequalis Loew, 1858
Bactria flavopilosus Ricardo, 1920
Bactria gossypiatus Speiser, 1910
Bactria neavei (Hobby, 1936)⇒ Promachus neavei Hobby, 1936
Bactria obscuripes Ricardo, 1920
Bactria rex Karsch, 1888
Bactrian neavei Hobby, 1936
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Choerades aurifera Ricardo, 1925
Choerades bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Choerades consistens Curran, 1928
Choerades nigrescens Ricardo, 1925
Connomyia annae Londt, 1993
Connomyia lindneri Oldroyd, 1980
Connomyia midas Londt, 1993
Connomyia oropegia Londt, 1993
Cyrtopogon africanus Ricardo, 1925
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Damalis hyalipennis Macquart, 1846
Damalis neavei Londt, 1989
Damalis pallinota Hermann, 1926
Damalis pollinosa Ricardo, 1925
Damalis pulchella Bromley, 1952
Damalis simplex Curran, 1934
Damalis venusta Bertoloni, 1861
Euscelidia anthrax Janssens, 1957
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia bequaerti Janssens, 1957
Euscelidia bicolor Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia festiva Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia kasungu Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euscelidia trifoliata Janssens, 1953
Goneccalypsis argenteoviridis Hermann, 1907
Gonioscelis submaculatus Speiser, 1910
Gonioscelis tomentosus Oldroyd, 1970
Gonioscelis whittington
Gonioscelis whittingtoni Londt, 2004
Heligmonevra africana Ricardo, 1925
Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861
Heligmonevra rubripes Ricardo, 1922
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Hyperechia bifasciata Grünberg, 1907
Hyperechia consimilis Wood, 1874
Hyperechia nigripennis Wiedemann, 1830
Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Lamyra vorax Loew, 1858
Laphria auricorpus Hobby, 1948
Laphria aurifera (Ricardo, 1925)⇒ Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Laphria bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Laphria consistens Curran, 1928
Laphria nigrescens Ricardo, 1925
Laphria nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Laphria serpentina Bezzi, 1908
Laphyctis gigantella Loew, 1852
Lasiocnemus fascipennis Engel & Cuth..., 1939
Lasiocnemus hermanni Janssens, 1952
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Laxenecera dasypoda Speiser, 1910
Machimus nigripes Ricardo, 1922
Machimus rubripes Ricardo, 1922
Machimus rufipes Ricardo, 1922
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum acutirostre Loew, 1852
Microstylum helenae Bezzi, 1914
Microstylum nigrimystaceum Ricardo, 1925
Microstylum parcum Karsch, 1888
Microstylum parcum attenuatum Ricardo, 1920
Microstylum rufum Ricardo, 1925
Microstylum spinipes Ricardo, 1925
Neolaparus angusticornis Ricardo, 1925
Neolophonotus currani Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus genitalis Ricardo, 1925
Neolophonotus malawi Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus montanus Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus rapax Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus stannus Ricardo, 1925
Neomochtherus genialis Tsacas, 1969
Notiolaphria africana Londt, 1977
Ommatius acornutus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius curtus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius marginosus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius pernecessarius Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius planatus Scarbrough &..., 2000
Ommatius pygommatius
Pegesimallus angusticornis Ricardo, 1925
Pegesimallus aulicus Wiedemann, 1828
Pegesimallus bivittatus Curran, 1934
Pegesimallus hermanni Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus laticornis Loew, 1858
Pegesimallus munroi Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus oralis Wulp, 1884
Pegesimallus pedunculatus Loew, 1858
Philodicus cinerascens Ricardo, 1900
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus dubius Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus fraterculus Walker, 1855
Philodicus nigrescens Ricardo, 1921
Proagonistes africanus Ricardo, 1925
Proagonistes athletes Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes austeni Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes saliodes Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes superbiens Bezzi, 1908
Promachus abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus acuminatus Hobby, 1936
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus flavopilosus Ricardo, 1920
Promachus gossypiatus Speiser, 1910
Promachus grossypiatus Speiser, 1910
Promachus neavei Hobby, 1936
Promachus negligens Adams, 1905
Promachus neligens Adams, 1905
Promachus obscuripes Ricardo, 1920
Promachus snowi Hobby, 1940
Promachus ugandiensis Ricardo, 1920
Pygodactylus alatipes
Pygodactylus cingulatus Bromley, 1936
Pygommatius alatipes Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius cingulatus Bromley, 1936
Pygommatius neglectus Bromley, 1936
Rhabdogaster gracilis Engel & Cuth..., 1937
Robertomyia lavignei Londt, 1990
Scylaticus albofasciatus Engel, 1932
Scylaticus quadrifasciatus Engel & Cuth..., 1934
Sisyrnodytes aterrimus Engel, 1929
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805
Synolcus malawi Londt, 1990
Trichardis malawi
Trichardis similis
Tsacasiella inornata Londt, 2002
Tsacasiella instabilis Tsacas, 1969

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
10
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
8
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
13
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
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