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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Northern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
3995
7628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
458
3995
7628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
3911
7408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
313
3351
6469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
803
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
561
1090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
92
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Ontario
24 Genera with 40 Species
#ACDEHLMOPST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1823Bee-like robber flies8SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Ontario
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Northern Ontario
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
3
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