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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
161
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
89
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
53
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
53 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTZ
Amphiscolops Hull, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilini1SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Astylopogon Meijere, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrhopala Macquart, 200013SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cenochromyia Hermann, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Chymedax Hull, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Clariola Kertesz, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Despotiscus Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epaphroditus Hermann, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laloides Oldroyd, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1914Bee-like robber flies11SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 191525SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 191520SpeciesTaxom
Orophotus Becker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1872Giant Robber Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Reburrus Daniels, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
164 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphiscolops complens Walker, 1861
Ancylorhynchus complacitus Wulp, 1872
Ancylorhynchus plecioides Meijere, 1913
Ancylorhynchus rufipes Meijere, 1913
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilini salomon Macquart, 1838
Astochia longistyla Wiedemann, 1828
Astylopogon catharinae Meijere, 1913
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Blepharotes aterrimus Hermann, 1907
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) anomala Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) antennata Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) brunnea Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) grandis Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) inopina Walker, 1858
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) melaena Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) mutabilis Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) semifilata Walker, 1861
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) soluta Walker, 1861
Brachyrhopala soluta solomonis Clement, 2000
Brachyrhopala soluta soluta
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) unifasciata Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala solomonis Clement, 2000
Cabasa glabrata Walker, 1861
Cabasa honesta Walker, 1858
Cenochromyia aperta Walker, 1858
Cenochromyia puer Doleschall, 1858
Cenochromyia tripars Walker, 1861
Chrysopogon papuensis Clements, 1985
Chymedax delicatulus Hull, 1958
Clariola cyaneithorax Meijere, 1913
Clariola luteiventris Meijere, 1913
Clariola pipunculoides Walker, 1865
Clariola pulchra Kertesz, 1901
Clariola unicolor Meijere, 1913
Clinopogon congressus Walker, 1861
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Clinopogon scalaris Bigot, 1879
Colepia ingloria Mac Leay, 1827
Colepia novaeguineae Daniels, 1987
Cophinopoda garnotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Damalis lugens Walker, 1861
Dasypogon occlusus Meijere, 1906
Despotiscus simmondsi Bezzi, 1928
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871
Emphysomera spathulata Doleschall, 1858
Epaphroditus conspicuus Wulp, 1872
Epaphroditus placens Walker, 1865
Erax salomon (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Asilini salomon Macquart, 1838
Heligmonevra didymoides Walker, 1864
Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861
Heligmonevra rufipes Meijere, 1913
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laloides disciplenus Walker, 1861
Laloides notabilis Macquart, 1838
Laphria auribasis Walker, 1864
Laphria bernsteinii Wulp, 1872
Laphria coerulea (Boisduval, 1835)⇒ Laphria willistoniana Enderlein, 1914
Laphria divulsa Walker, 1864
Laphria doryca Boisduval, 1835
Laphria ferruginosa Wulp, 1872
Laphria leucoprocta Wiedemann, 1828
Laphria rubidofasciata Wulp, 1872
Laphria soror Wulp, 1872
Laphria tristis Doleschall, 1857
Laphria willistoniana Enderlein, 1914
Lasiopogon quadrivittatus Jones, 1907Hooker's silene
Leptogaster crockeri Curran, 1936
Leptogaster ferruginea Walker, 1855
Leptogaster levusara Evenhuis, 2006
Leptogaster loaloa Evenhuis, 2006
Leptogaster meriel Evenhuis, 2006
Leptogaster obscuripes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster pacifica Bezzi, 1928
Leptogaster rufithorax Meijere, 1913
Leptogaster tarsalis Walker, 1861
Leptogaster vitiensis Evenhuis, 2006
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Maira appendiculata Bezzi, 1928
Maira auribarbis Macquart, 1848
Maira bisnigra Bigot, 1878
Maira claripennis Le Gouillou, 1842
Maira conveniens Walker, 1861
Maira elysiaca Osten-sacken, 1881
Maira germana Walker, 1858
Maira gloriosa Walker, 1858
Maira hirta Meijere, 1913
Maira hispidella Wulp, 1872
Maira lauta Wulp, 1885
Maira limbidorsum Bezzi, 1928
Maira longicornis Meijere, 1913
Maira occulta Wulp, 1872
Maira smaragdina Bigot, 1878
Maira sodalis Walker, 1858
Maira splendida Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Maira superba Meijere, 1913
Maira tincta Meijere, 1913
Maira tomentosa Wulp, 1872
Maira vanderwulpi Meijere, 1913
Maira whitneyi Curran, 1936
Maira willowsi Curran, 1936
Maira wollastoni Austen, 1915
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mesoleptogaster levusara Evenhuis, 2006
Mesoleptogaster loaloa Evenhuis, 2006
Mesoleptogaster meriel Evenhuis, 2006
Mesoleptogaster pacifica Bezzi, 1928
Mesoleptogaster vitiensis Evenhuis, 2006
Myelaphus lobicornis Osten-sacken, 1877
Neoitamus leucopogon Meijere, 1913
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Neomochtherus gnavus Wulp, 1872
Neomochtherus rutilans Wulp, 1898
Ommatius annulatus Bigot, 1877
Ommatius canus Walker, 1856
Ommatius curvimargo Bezzi, 1928
Ommatius curvipes Meijere, 1915
Ommatius excurrens Wulp, 1872
Ommatius fusciformis Becker, 1926
Ommatius fusiformis Becker, 1929
Ommatius hyalinipennis Wulp, 1898
Ommatius invehens Walker, 1864
Ommatius lucifer Walker, 1858
Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857
Ommatius nanus (Walker, 1851)⇒ Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857
Ommatius nigripes Meijere, 1913
Ommatius ornatipes Becker, 1926
Ommatius salomon Macquart, 1838
Ommatius schlegelii Wulp, 1884
Ommatius serenus Wulp, 1872
Ommatius strigicostus Bezzi, 1928
Ommatius suffusus Wulp, 1872
Ommatius vankampeni Meijere, 1915
Orophotus depulsus Walker, 1864
Orthogonis complens Walker, 1859
Orthogonis erythropa Wulp, 1898
Orthogonis erythropus Wulp, 1898
Orthogonis liturifera Walker, 1861
Orthogonis nigrocaerulea Wulp, 1872
Orthogonis obliquistriga Walker, 1861
Pogonosoma albopilosum Meijere, 1913
Pogonosoma manifesta Walker, 1858
Pogonosoma semifuscum Wulp, 1872
Pogonosoma walkeri Daniels, 1989
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Promachus addens Walker, 1861
Promachus argentipes Meijere, 1913
Promachus complens Walker, 1861
Promachus contradicens Walker, 1858
Promachus graeffi Schmeltz, 1866
Promachus noscibilis Austen, 1915
Promachus raptor Austen, 1915
Promachus transactus Walker, 1864
Promachus triumphans (Bezzi, 1928)⇒ Promachus graeffi Schmeltz, 1866
Promachus xanthostoma Wulp, 1872
Reburrus calcedonicae Daniels, 1987
Reburrus caledonicae Daniels, 1987
Reburrus kochi Meijere, 1913
Reburrus macquarti Bigot, 1860
Rhadiurgus macquarti (Bigot, 1860)⇒ Reburrus macquarti Bigot, 1860
Stichopogon catulus Osten-sacken, 1887
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834
Zosteria biligata Walker, 1864
Zosteria illingworthi Hardy, 1922

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
20
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
11
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
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