Checklist of Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 68
560
1261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies | 54
462
1076 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 11
220
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids | 6
180
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies | 79
255 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
79 Genera with 255 Species
| Acnephalomyia Londt, 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acnephalum Macquart, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Afroestricus Scarbrough, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afroholopogon Londt, 2005 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Afromelittodes Oldroyd & Br..., 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afromochtherus Lehr, 1969 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Afroscleropogon Londt, 1999 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Agrostomyia Londt, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcimus Loew, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ammodaimon Londt, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anasillomos Londt, 2015 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenosoma Rondani, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anypodetus Hermann, 1974 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Astiptomyia Londt, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bactria Meigen, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bana Londt, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Connomyia Londt, 1925 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Corymyia Londt, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtopogon Loew, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danomyia Londt, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasophrys Loew, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daspletis Loew, 1985 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dioctobroma Hull, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empodiodes Oldroyd, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euscelidia Westwood, 2003 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gerrolasius Hermann, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonioscelis Schiner, 2004 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Habropogon Loew, 1999 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heligmoneura | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropogon Loew, 1973 | Tanglehead | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippomachus Engel, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplistomerus Macquart, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperechia Schiner, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Irwinomyia Londt, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lagodias Loew, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamyra Loew, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laphyctis Loew, 1973 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laphystotes Oldroyd, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laxenecera Macquart, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogaster Meigen, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Loewinella Hermann, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1992 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macroetra Londt, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microphontes Londt, 1994 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microstylum Macquart, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolophonotus Engel, 1967 | | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Nusa Walker, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligopogon Loew, 2014 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatius Wiedemann, 1936 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ontomyia Dikow & Londt, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oratostylum Ricardo, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pedomyia Londt, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pegesimallus Loew, 1858 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Philodicus Loew, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Promachus Loew, 1940 | Giant Robber Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prytanomyia Özdikmen, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnomerinx Hull, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Remotomyia Londt, 1983 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdogaster Loew, 2006 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rhacholaemus Hermann, 1999 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scylaticus Loew, 1992 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyrnodytes Loew, 1974 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spanurus Loew, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sporadothrix Hermann, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopogon Loew, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stichopogon Loew, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stiphrolamyra Engel, 1983 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Synolcus Loew, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Torasilus Londt, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichardis Hermann, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tsacasiella Lehr, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valiraptor Londt, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
255 Species | Acnephalomyia eremia Londt, 2010 | | | Acnephalomyia iota Londt, 2010 | | | Acnephalum cylindricum Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Acnephalum gracilis Hermann, 1908 | | | Acnephalum platygaster Loew, 1858 | | | Afroestricus minutus Bromley, 1936 | | | Afroestricus velatus Scarbrough, 2005 | | | Afroholopogon africanus Ricardo, 1925 | | | Afroholopogon fugax Loew, 1858 | | | Afroholopogon mauros Londt, 2005 | | | Afroholopogon xeros Londt, 2005 | | | Afromelittodes mimos Londt, 2003 | | | Afromelittodes solis Oldroyd & Br..., 1963 | | | Afromochtherus astiptus Londt, 2002 | | | Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002 | | | Afromochtherus mendax Tsacas, 1969 | | | Afroscleropogon armatus Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Afroscleropogon braunsi Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Afroscleropogon bullingtoni Londt, 1999 | | | Afroscleropogon lavignei Londt, 1999 | | | Afroscleropogon nagatomii Londt, 1999 | | | Agrostomyia dimorpha Londt, 1994 | | | Alcimus stenurus Loew, 1858 | | | Ammodaimon acares Londt, 1985 | | | Anasillomos chrysopos Londt, 1983 | | | Anasillomos chrysopus (Londt, 1983) | ⇒ Anasillomos chrysopos Londt, 1983 | | Anasillomos juergeni Dikow, 2015 | | | Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912 | | | Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912 | | | Anypodetus arachnoides Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Anypodetus fasciatus Hermann, 1908 | | | Anypodetus fascipennis Engel, 1924 | | | Anypodetus leucothrix Londt, 2000 | | | Anypodetus macroceros Londt, 2000 | | | Anypodetus phalaros Londt, 2000 | | | Anypodetus unicolor Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Bactria rhopalocera Karsch, 1888 | | | Bana apicida Londt, 1992 | | | Congomochtherus acuminatus Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Connomyia argyropodos Londt, 1993 | | | Connomyia barkeri Bromley, 1947 | | | Connomyia briani Londt, 1993 | | | Connomyia callima Londt, 1993 | | | Connomyia oropegia Londt, 1993 | | | Connomyia pallida Ricardo, 1925 | | | Cyrtopogon africanus Ricardo, 1925 | | | Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935 | | | Dasophrys coetzeei Londt, 1985 | | | Dasophrys croetzeei Londt, 1985 | | | Daspletis albosetatus Hull, 1967 | | | Daspletis hermanni Ricardo, 1925 | | | Daspletis hirtus Ricardo, 1925 | | | Daspletis lykos Londt, 1985 | | | Dioctobroma flavoterminatum Hull, 1962 | | | Empodiodes namibiensis Londt, 2012 | | | Euscelidia acuminata Dikow, 2003 | | | Euscelidia bechuana Dikow, 2003 | | | Euscelidia bicolor Janssens, 1954 | | | Euscelidia peteraxi Dikow, 2003 | | | Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849 | | | Euscelidia pulchra Dikow, 2003 | | | Gerrolasius meridionalis Hermann, 1920 | | | Gonioscelis bykanistes Londt, 2004 | | | Gonioscelis genitalis Ricardo, 1925 | | | Gonioscelis maculiventris Bigot, 1879 | | | Gonioscelis nigripennis Ricardo, 1925 | | | Gonioscelis ventralis Schiner, 1867 | | | Gonioscelis xanthochaites Londt, 2004 | | | Habropogon cochraneae Londt, 2000 | | | Habropogon hessei Londt, 2000 | | | Habropogon namibiensis Londt, 1999 | | | Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861 | | | Heligmonevra rubripes Ricardo, 1922 | | | Heteropogon flavidus Lindner, 1973 | | | Heteropogon gracilis Engel & Cuth..., 1937 | | | Heteropogon oldroydi Lindner, 1973 | | | Hippomachus furcatus Londt, 1985 | | | Hippomachus pegasus Loew, 1858 | | | Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858 | | | Hyperechia bifasciata Grünberg, 1907 | | | Hyperechia imitator Grünberg, 1907 | | | Irwinomyia argentea Londt, 1994 | | | Irwinomyia aurea Londt, 1994 | | | Lagodias laticornis Loew, 1858 | | | Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851 | | | Laphyctis eremia Loew, 1858 | | | Laphyctis gigantella Loew, 1852 | | | Laphyctis kochi Lindner, 1973 | | | Laphyctis orichalcea Lindner, 1973 | | | Laphystia albicans Engel, 1932 | | | Laphystia gigantella Loew, 1852 | | | Laphystotes albicans Engel, 1932 | | | Laxenecera auricomata Hermann, 1919 | | | Leptogaster aganniphe Janssens, 1957 | | | Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858 | | | Loewinella flavipes Londt, 1982 | | | Loewinella nigripes Engel, 1929 | | | Lycostommyia albifacies Hermann, 1907 | | | Lycostommyia mopani Londt, 1992 | | | Lycostommyia ornithopus Londt, 1992 | | | Lycostommyia rhabdotus Londt, 1992 | | | Lycostommyia trichotus Londt, 1992 | | | Macroetra cera Londt, 1994 | | | Macroetra damara Londt, 1994 | | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Microphontes gaiophanes Markee & Dikow, 2018 | | | Microphontes safra Londt, 1994 | | | Microstylum gigas Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Neolophonotus albocuneatus Hull, 1967 | | | Neolophonotus albus Loew, 1858 | | | Neolophonotus amplus Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus angola Curran, 1934 | | | Neolophonotus angustibarbus Loew, 1858 | | | Neolophonotus arboreus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus atrox Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus ausensis Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986 | | | Neolophonotus botswana Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus braunsi Londt, 1986 | | | Neolophonotus bromleyi Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus brunales Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus carnifex Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus chionthrix (Hull, 1967) | ⇒ Neolophonotus molitor Wiedemann, 1828 | | Neolophonotus circus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus clavulus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus coetzeei Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus comatus Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Neolophonotus coronatus Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus cuthberstoni Curran, 1934 | | | Neolophonotus cuthbertsoni Curran, 1934 | | | Neolophonotus destructor Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus dolabratus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus erythracanthus Hermann, 1907 | | | Neolophonotus furcatus Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936 | | | Neolophonotus gertrudae Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus iota Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus isse Walker, 1849 | | | Neolophonotus kalahari Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus labeonis Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus labocuneatus Hull, 1967 | | | Neolophonotus lawrencei Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus leucopygus Engel, 1927 | | | Neolophonotus leucothrix Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus manselli Londt, 1986 | | | Neolophonotus megaphallus Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus milvus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus molitor Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Neolophonotus namibiensis Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus necator Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus nisus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus niveus Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus notius Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus occidualis Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus parvus Ricardo, 1920 | | | Neolophonotus penrithae Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus raptor Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus robustus Ricardo, 1922 | | | Neolophonotus satanus Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus schoemani Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus sinis Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus spiniventris Loew, 1858 | | | Neolophonotus spoliator Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus squamosus Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus struthaulon Londt, 1987 | | | Neolophonotus stuckenbergi Londt, 1986 | | | Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805 | | | Neolophonotus swaensis Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus torridus Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus tribulosus Londt, 1988 | | | Neolophonotus trilobius Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus truncatus Londt, 1985 | | | Neolophonotus vansoni Bromley, 1936 | | | Neolophonotus wroughtoni Ricardo, 1920 | | | Neolophonotus xiphichaetus Hull, 1967 | | | Nusa gaerdesi Lindner, 1973 | | | Nusa infumata Loew, 1851 | | | Oligopogon kochi Londt, 2014 | | | Ommatius neglectus (Bromley, 1936) | ⇒ Pygommatius neglectus Bromley, 1936 | | Ommatius planatus Scarbrough &..., 2000 | | | Ommatius pulchellus Bromley, 1936 | | | Ontomyia ricardoi Londt, 1985 | | | Oratostylum lepidum Ricardo, 1925 | | | Oratostylum ricardoi Londt, 1985 | | | Pedomyia melanothrix Londt, 1994 | | | Pedomyia namibia Londt, 1994 | | | Pegesimallus aulicus Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Pegesimallus inermis Hermann, 1908 | | | Pegesimallus laticornis Loew, 1858 | | | Pegesimallus munroi Bromley, 1936 | | | Pegesimallus namibiensis Londt, 1980 | | | Pegesimallus oralis Wulp, 1884 | | | Pegesimallus pedunculatus Loew, 1858 | | | Philodicus fraterculus Walker, 1855 | | | Philodicus gracilis Wulp, 1899 | | | Philodicus nigrescens Ricardo, 1921 | | | Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858 | | | Promachus scalaris Loew, 1858 | | | Promachus snowi Hobby, 1940 | | | Prytanomyia albida Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Prytanomyia kochi Lindner, 1973 | | | Pycnomerinx cogani Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Pycnomerinx gweta Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Pycnomerinx rhodesii Ricardo, 1925 | | | Pygommatius caligula Oldroyd, 1970 | | | Pygommatius neglectus Bromley, 1936 | | | Remotomyia albosetatus Hull, 1967 | | | Remotomyia brunales Londt, 1983 | | | Remotomyia penrithae Londt, 1983 | | | Rhabdogaster eremia Londt, 2006 | | | Rhabdogaster etheira Londt, 2006 | | | Rhabdogaster flavidus Lindner, 1973 | | | Rhabdogaster glabra Londt, 2006 | | | Rhabdogaster gracilis Engel & Cuth..., 1937 | | | Rhabdogaster kalyptos Londt, 2006 | | | Rhabdogaster kosmos Londt, 2006 | | | Rhabdogaster oldroydi Lindner, 1973 | | | Rhabdogaster tanylabis Londt, 2006 | | | Rhabdogaster yeti Londt, 2006 | | | Rhacholaemus antigenes Walker, 1849 | | | Rhacholaemus fisheri Londt, 1999 | | | Rhipidocephala manicata Oldroyd, 1966 | | | Scylaticus camptus Londt, 1992 | | | Scylaticus chrysotus Londt, 1992 | | | Scylaticus gongocerus Londt, 1992 | | | Scylaticus irwini Londt, 1992 | | | Scylaticus melanus Londt, 1992 | | | Scylaticus namibiensis Londt, 1992 | | | Scylaticus whiteheadi Londt, 1992 | | | Sisyrnodytes brevis Macquart, 1838 | | | Sisyrnodytes dasykylon Londt, 2009 | | | Sisyrnodytes niveipilosus Ricardo, 1925 | | | Sisyrnodytes vestitus Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Spanurus pallidus Ricardo, 1925 | | | Sporadothrix gracilis Hermann, 1907 | | | Stenopogon antigenes Walker, 1849 | | | Stenopogon braunsi Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Stichopogon caffer Hermann, 1907 | | | Stichopogon engeli Lindner, 1973 | | | Stichopogon hermanni Bezzi, 1910 | | | Stichopogon punctum Loew, 1851 | | | Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851 | | | Stiphrolamyra angularis Loew, 1858 | | | Stiphrolamyra annae Londt, 1983 | | | Stiphrolamyra bipunctata Loew, 1858 | | | Stiphrolamyra diaxantha Hermann, 1907 | | | Stiphrolamyra schoemani Londt, 1983 | | | Synolcus acrobaptus Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Torasilus solus Londt, 2005 | | | Trichardis lucifer Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Trichardis lucifera Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Trichardis picta Hermann, 1906 | | | Trichardis testacea Macquart, 1838 | | | Tsacasiella inornata Londt, 2002 | | | Valiraptor namibiensis Londt, 2002 | |
Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Namibia
 | | Asilidae (Latreille 1802) |
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