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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
527
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
425
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
121
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
90
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
50
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
50 Genera with 122 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anypodetus Hermann, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Connomyia Londt, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Daspletis Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Gerrolasius Hermann, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1925Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Laphyctis Loew, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Loewinella Hermann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melouromyia Londt, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Notiolaphria Londt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1940Giant Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Pycnomerinx Hull, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19363SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
122 Species
Afroestricus chiastoneurus Speiser, 1910
Afroestricus eminentis Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus variabilis Engel, 1929
Ancylorhynchus cruciger Loew, 1858
Ancylorhynchus funebris Bromley, 1936
Ancylorhynchus prunus Oldroyd, 1974
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anypodetus nigrifacies Ricardo, 1925
Anypodetus unicolor Oldroyd, 1974
Asilus forficula Macquart, 1846
Bactria abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Bactria adamsi
Bactria amastrus
Bactria rex Karsch, 1888
Bactria rhopalocera Karsch, 1888
Choerades flavipes Wiedemann, 1821
Choerades nigrescens Ricardo, 1925
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Connomyia annae Londt, 1993
Damalis chelomakolon Londt, 1989
Damalis hyalipennis Macquart, 1846
Damalis neavei Londt, 1989
Damalis pulchella Bromley, 1952
Damalis venusta Bertoloni, 1861
Damalis venustus Bertoloni, 1861
Dasophrys geniculatus Macquart, 1838
Dasophrys loewi Londt, 1981
Dasophrys montanus Londt, 1981
Dasophrys paron Walker, 1849
Daspletis hirtus Ricardo, 1925
Emphysomera auribarbis Wiedemann, 1828
Emphysomera spinalis Scarbrough &..., 1996
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia francoisi Janssens, 1953
Euscelidia longibifida Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia natalensis Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euscelidia stigmaticalis Loew, 1852
Euscelidia valida Loew, 1858
Gerrolasius hermanni Londt, 1988
Gerrolasius meridionalis Hermann, 1920
Gonioscelis feijeni Londt, 2004
Gonioscelis mantis Loew, 1852
Gonioscelis ventralis Schiner, 1867
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Hyperechia bifasciata Grünberg, 1907
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria flavipes Wiedemann, 1821
Laphria nigrescens Ricardo, 1925
Laphyctis gigantella Loew, 1852
Laphystia gigantella Loew, 1852
Lasiocnemus hermanni Janssens, 1952
Lasiocnemus lugens Loew, 1858
Lasiocnemus obscuripennis Loew, 1851
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Laxenecera cooksoni Oldroyd, 1974
Laxenecera dasypoda Speiser, 1910
Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858
Loewinella nigripes Engel, 1929
Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melouromyia natalensis Ricardo, 1919
Microstylum acutirostre Loew, 1852
Microstylum helenae Bezzi, 1914
Microstylum nigrimystaceum Ricardo, 1925
Microstylum simplicissimum Loew, 1852
Microstylum spinipes Ricardo, 1925
Neolaparus diasi Oldroyd, 1959
Neolophonotus bromleyi Londt, 1987
Neolophonotus dondoensis Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus feijeni Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus gorongoza Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus marshalli Hobby, 1934
Neolophonotus parvus Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus robustus Ricardo, 1922
Neolophonotus wroughtoni Ricardo, 1920
Notiolaphria africana Londt, 1977
Nusa infumata Loew, 1851
Nusa ingwavuma Oldroyd, 1974
Oligopogon agnostos Londt, 2014
Ommatius cingulatus (Bromley, 1936)⇒ Pygommatius cingulatus Bromley, 1936
Ommatius harlequin Oldroyd, 1974
Ommatius terminalis Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus aulicus Wiedemann, 1828
Pegesimallus banana Curran, 1927
Pegesimallus fulvipennis Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus inermis Hermann, 1908
Pegesimallus laticornis Loew, 1858
Pegesimallus oralis Wulp, 1884
Pegesimallus ornatus Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus pedunculatus Loew, 1858
Pegesimallus pulchriventris Loew, 1858
Philodicus cinerascens Ricardo, 1900
Philodicus dubius Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858
Proagonistes africanus Ricardo, 1925
Proagonistes athletes Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes austeni Bromley, 1930
Promachus abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus negligens Adams, 1905
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Promachus pontifex Karsch, 1888
Promachus snowi Hobby, 1940
Pycnomerinx rhodesii Ricardo, 1925
Pygommatius alatipes Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius cingulatus Bromley, 1936
Pygommatius neglectus Bromley, 1936
Rhabdogaster rustica Oldroyd, 1974
Rhipidocephala caffra Macquart, 1846
Rhipidocephala distincta Oldroyd, 1966
Rhipidocephala mirabilis Hull, 1958
Rhipidocephala morio Hermann, 1926
Sisyrnodytes major Adams, 1905
Stichopogon caffer Hermann, 1907
Stichopogon punctum Loew, 1851
Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851
Stiphrolamyra angularis Loew, 1858
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805
Trichardis apicalis Oldroyd, 1974

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
17
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
1
4
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