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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
5895
14529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
5891
14524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5772
14199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
4786
11913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
997
2635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
70
665
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
161
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
88
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
54
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New York
54 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTZ
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Aplestobroma Hull, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Asiola Daniels, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bromotheres Hull, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Broticosia Hull, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1936Hanging Thief Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Dolopus Daniels, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1935Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies26SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pogonioefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 17898SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 18383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New York
144 Species
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Aplestobroma avidum Hull, 1958
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Beameromyia disfascia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bromotheres australis Ricardo, 1913
Broticosia calignea Daniels, 1975
Cabasa pulchella Macquart, 1846
Ceraturgus aurulentus Fabricius, 1805
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus fasciatus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus similis Johnson, 1912Drummond's stitchwort
Cerdistus fuscipennis Macquart, 1838
Cerdistus ruficoxatus Macquart, 1850
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cophura lutzi (Curran, 1931)⇒ Cophura pollinosa Curran, 1930
Cophura luzti Curran, 1931
Cophura pollinosa Curran, 1930
Cyrtopogon dasylloides Williston, 1883
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon lutatius Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon lyratus Osten-sacken, 1878
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites crudelis Bromley, 1936
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites esuriens Bromley, 1936
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diogmites salutans Bromley, 1936
Dolopus rubrithorax Macquart, 1838
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia belfragei Hine, 1919
Efferia kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Efferia slossonae Hine, 1919
Efferia tabescens Banks, 1919
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Heteropogon currani Pritchard, 1935Gypsum milk-vetch
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria aeatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria affinis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria altitudinum Bromley, 1924
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria champlainii Walton, 1910
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria comata White, 1918
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria huron Bromley, 1929
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria ithypyga Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria rufifemorata Macquart, 1846
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria virginica Banks, 1917
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia litoralis Curran, 1931
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon curranis Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon monticolus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon slossonae Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricola Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster obscuripennis (Johnson, 1895)⇒ Lasiocnemus obscuripennis Loew, 1851
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Leptopteromyia americana Hardy, 1947Thickleaf peperomia
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Machimus autumnalis Banks, 1914
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus prairiensis Tucker, 1907Eryngo
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Mallophora orcina Wiedemann, 1828Southern Bee Killer
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus latipennis Hine, 1909
Nerax kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius gemma Brimley, 1928
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Philonicus obscurus (Hine, 1907)⇒ Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Pogonioefferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Pogonosoma dorsatum Say, 1824
Proctacanthella exquisita Osten-sacken, 1887
Proctacanthus brevipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus distinctus Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus longus Wiedemann, 1821
Proctacanthus nigriventris Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Proctacanthus vittatus Olivier, 1789
Promachus aldrichii Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus fitchii Osten-sacken, 1878
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stenopogon latipennis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Ospriocerus latipennis Loew, 1866
Stichopogon abdominalis Back, 1909
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Tolmerus maneei Hine, 1909
Townsendia arenicola Scarbrough, 1995
Zosteria hispida Daniels, 1987
Zosteria montana Daniels, 1987
Zosteria murina Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in New York
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
17
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
18
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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Asilidae at itis.gov
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