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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
437
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
317
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
68
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
41
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
25
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Minnesota
25 Genera with 50 Species
#ACDEHLMNPS
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Echthodopa Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies15SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1834Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
50 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Echthodopa pubera Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia calienta Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon albipilosus Curran, 1923
Holopogon oriens Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria macquarti (Banks, 1917)⇒ Lampria macquarti Perty, 1833
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphystia flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus sestertius Martin, 1975
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus dimidiatus Curran, 1927
Promachus fitchii Osten-sacken, 1878
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Stenopogon aeacus Wiedemann, 1828
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Minnesota
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
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