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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2328
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2327
4152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2260
4005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
1969
3629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
240
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
191
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
14 Genera with 18 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1917Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
18 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria virginica Banks, 1917
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
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