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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
719
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
554
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
82
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
32
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
19
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
19 Genera with 29 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Antipalpus1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrhopala Macquart, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Cenochromyia Hermann, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Clariola Kertesz, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Epaphroditus Hermann, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lagynogaster Hermann, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Laloides Oldroyd, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1857Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
29 Species
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Antipalpus kochi Meijere, 1913
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) anomala Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) brunnea Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) mutabilis Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala indecora Walker, 1865
Cenochromyia guttata Hermann, 1912
Cenochromyia puer Doleschall, 1858
Cenochromyia xanthogaster Hermann, 1912
Cerdistus coedicius Walker, 1849
Chrysopogon papuensis Clements, 1985
Clariola pipunculoides Walker, 1865
Clariola pulchra Kertesz, 1901
Colepia novaeguineae Daniels, 1987
Epaphroditus placens Walker, 1865
Lagynogaster destillatoria Hermann, 1917
Laloides notabilis Macquart, 1838
Laphria notabilis (Walker, 1857)⇒ Laloides notabilis Macquart, 1838
Leptogaster exacta Walker, 1861
Maira compta Walker, 1861
Maira gloriosa Walker, 1858
Neoitamus strigipes Becker, 1925
Neomochtherus gnavus Wulp, 1872
Ommatius cnemideus Bigot, 1877
Ommatius fusiformis Becker, 1929
Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857
Ommatius ornatipes Becker, 1926
Orthogonis nigrocaerulea Wulp, 1872
Pogonosoma albopilosum Meijere, 1913

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
Genera
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