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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4456
9650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4451
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4369
9436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
317
3675
8036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
595
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
438
713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
110
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
74
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
40
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Jersey
40 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cretagaster Dikow & Grim..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromyia Philippi, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Echthodopa Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1849Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1917Bee-like robber flies12SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1775Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Jersey
79 Species
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atomosia rufipes Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Beameromyia disfascia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Ceraturgus aurulentus Fabricius, 1805
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus fasciatus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cretagaster raritanensis T. Dikow, 2014
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Deromyia umbrina Loew, 1866
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Echthodopa formosa Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Heteropogon macerinus Walker, 1849
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Holopogon oriens Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lampria bicolor Wiedemann, 1828
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria affinis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria champlainii Walton, 1910
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria ithypyga Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria virginica Banks, 1917
Laphystia sexfasciata Say, 1823
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon slossonae Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus maneei Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus clausicellus Macquart, 1850
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Nerax kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Ommatius floridensis Bullington &..., 1984
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Philonicus obscurus (Hine, 1907)⇒ Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Pogonosoma dorsatum Say, 1824
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus nigriventris Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Townsendia nigra Back, 1909

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in New Jersey
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
4
7
Genera
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