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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
573
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
141
560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
36
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
21
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
21 Genera with 38 Species
#ACDEHMNOPSZ
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Harpagobroma Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19896SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 184911SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
38 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Alcimus mimus Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804
Cerdistus lascus Walker, 1849
Choerades aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Damalis hirtiventris Macquart, 1846
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia apache Wlicox, 1966
Harpagobroma fumosum Hull, 1962
Machimus latapex Martin, 1975
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus bulbus Walker, 1849
Neoitamus lascus Walker, 1849
Neoitamus melanopogon Schiner, 1868
Neoitamus meridionalis Hutton, 1901
Neoitamus smithii Hutton, 1901
Neoitamus walkeri Daniels, 1989
Ommatius terminalis Bromley, 1936
Proagonistes praeceps Walker, 1855
Saropogon antipodus Schiner, 1868
Saropogon chathamensis Hutton, 1901
Saropogon clarkii Hutton, 1901
Saropogon discus Walker, 1849
Saropogon extenuatus Hutton, 1901
Saropogon fascipes Hutton, 1902
Saropogon fracipes Hutton, 1901
Saropogon fugiens Hutton, 1901
Saropogon hudsoni Hutton, 1901
Saropogon proximus Hutton, 1901
Saropogon viduus Walker, 1849
Zosteria novazealandica Daniels, 1987

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
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