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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region North-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
3211
5854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3210
5853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
364
3146
5687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2486
4623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
224
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
188
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
76
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
64
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
31
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North-Central Mexico
31 Genera with 36 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Amblyonychus Hermann, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Archilestris Loew, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranus Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hodophylax James, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1938Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1838Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Polacantha Martin, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1950Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilocurus Loew, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Sintoria Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Wyliea Martin, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North-Central Mexico
36 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Amblyonychus trapezoidalis Bellardi, 1861
Andrenosoma erax Bromley, 1934
Apachekolos crinita Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Archilestes regalis Gloyd, 1944
Archilestris magnificus Walker, 1854
Dicranus jaliscoensis Williston, 1901Tansyleaf lidpod
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Hodophylax tolandi Wilcox, 1961Santa Rita Mountain dodder
Holcocephala deltoidea Bellardi, 1861
Holcocephala nitida Wiedemann, 1830
Holcocephala stylata Pritchard, 1938
Lampria aurifex Osten-sacken, 1887
Lampria clavipes Fabricius, 1805
Lampria mexicana Macquart, 1847
Leptogaster aegra Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Machimus anonymus Williston, 1901
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum mexicanus Martin, 1960
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Nicocles bromleyi Hardy, 1943
Ospriocerus longulus Loew, 1866
Polacantha composita Hine, 1918
Proctacanthus micans Schiner, 1867Farwell's watermilfoil
Proctacanthus nearno Martin, 1962Rocky Mountain stickweed
Promachus venustus Carrera & An..., 1950
Psilocurus reinhardi Bromley, 1951
Saropogon senex Osten-sacken, 1887
Scleropogon indistinctus Bromley, 1937
Sintoria emeralda Hull, 1962
Stenopogon indistinctus (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon indistinctus Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon longulus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Ospriocerus longulus Loew, 1866
Stenopogon silaceus Martin, 1968
Wyliea mydas Brauer, 1885

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in North-Central Mexico
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
4
4
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