Checklist of Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 28
129
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies | 22
70
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 6
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids | 4
33
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Niger
13 Genera with 14 Species | Afroestricus Scarbrough, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoclea Macquart, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bactria Meigen, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Connomyia Londt, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplistomerus Macquart, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopheromerus Becker, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lamyra Loew, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loewinella Hermann, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatius Wiedemann, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Promachus Loew, 1775 | Giant Robber Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saropogon Loew, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stichopogon Loew, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Niger
14 Species | Afroestricus vorax Scarbrough, 2005 | | | Apoclea algira Linné, 1767 | | | Connomyia perata Londt, 1993 | | | Hoplistomerus serripes Fabricius, 1805 | | | Hoplopheromerus nigropilosus Tsacas & Old..., 1967 | | | Hoplopheromerus podagricus Bezzi, 1914 | | | Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851 | | | Loewinella aphaea Seguy, 1950 | | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Ommatius tenellus Wulp, 1889 | | | Promachus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Saropogon melampygus Loew, 1851 | | | Stichopogon pygmaeus Macquart, 1849 | | | Stichopogon septemcinctus Becker, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Niger
 | | Asilidae (Latreille 1802) |
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