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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
110
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
69
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
33
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
33 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Alcimus Loew, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Dysclytus Loew, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eichochrysops1SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1914Bee-like robber flies4SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 198510SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1858Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Spanurus Loew, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Synolcus Loew, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
65 Species
Alcimus longipes Macquart, 1838
Alcimus mimus Wiedemann, 1828
Ancylorhynchus tricolor Loew, 1863
Ancylorhynchus unifasciatus Loew, 1858
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Choerades aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Damalis achilles Londt, 1989
Damalis femoralis Ricardo, 1925
Damalis hirtiventris Macquart, 1846
Damalis hyalipennis Macquart, 1846
Damalis monochaetes Londt, 1989
Damalis speciosa Loew, 1858
Dasophrys androclea Walker, 1849
Dasophrys crenulatus Londt, 1981
Dasophrys dorattina Londt, 1981
Dasophrys fortis Londt, 1981
Dasophrys irwini Londt, 1981
Dasophrys silvestris Londt, 1981
Dasophrys umbripennis Londt, 1981
Dysclytus firmatus Walker, 1857
Eichochrysops mahallakoaena
Euscelidia brunnea Loew, 1858
Gonioscelis femoralis (Ricardo, 1925)⇒ Gonioscelis ventralis Schiner, 1867
Gonioscelis ventralis Schiner, 1867
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Hypenetes argothrix Londt, 1985
Hypenetes dorattina Londt, 1985
Hypenetes stigmatias Loew, 1858
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Laphria bella Loew, 1858
Laphria fortipes Walker, 1857
Laphria philippinensis Enderlein, 1914
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Laxenecera andrenoides Macquart, 1846
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum nigribarbatum Bigot, 1879
Microstylum pica Macquart, 1846
Microstylum rufinevrum Macquart, 1855
Neolophonotus annae Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus argyphus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus carorum Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus gravicauda Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus io Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus leucodiadema Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus nigriseta Londt, 1985
Neolophonotus saxatilus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus zulu Londt, 1985
Oligopogon superciliatus Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius fuscovittatua Ricardo, 1900
Ommatius terminalis Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus aulicus Wiedemann, 1828
Pegesimallus pedunculatus Loew, 1858
Pegesimallus silaceus Hermann, 1907
Proagonistes praeceps Walker, 1855
Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Rhipidocephala caffra Macquart, 1846
Spanurus tellinii Bezzi, 1906
Stichopogon irwini Londt, 1979
Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851
Synolcus amnoni Londt, 1990
Synolcus dubius Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
1
1
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