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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Northwest Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3368
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
421
3368
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3278
5052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2605
4021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
482
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
385
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
66
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
52
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
31
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Argentina
31 Genera with 32 Species
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Aczelia Carrera, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Allopogon Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aphamartania Schiner, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bruchomyia Alexander, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodontina Enderlein, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Dicranus Loew, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurus Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1930Bee Killers4SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mirolestes Curran, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerolestes Lynch Arribá..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Wilcoxius C.H. Martin, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Argentina
32 Species
Aczelia argentina Wulp, 1882
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Aphamartania marga Pritchard, 1941
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus cuyanus Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Asilus xanthopogon
Atomosia metallescens Hermann, 1912
Bruchomyia argentina Alexander, 1921
Cerotainia sarae Rueda, 1998
Ctenodontina sagta Vieira, Land..., 2017
Dicranus tucma Lynch Arribá..., 1880
Efferia portoricensis Hine, 1919
Eicherax ricnotes Engel, 1930
Heligmonevra nigrostriata Engel, 1930
Lastaurus tricolor Carrera & Ma..., 1968
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster tornowii Brèthes, 1904
Leptopteromyia argentinae Martin, 1971
Mallophora capelloi
Mallophora doellojuradoi Gemignani, 1930
Mallophora lynchi Gemignani, 1930
Mallophora zottai Gemignani, 1930
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mirolestes facialis Curran, 1935
Neolophonotus pachystylus Londt, 1988
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Prolepsis colalao Lamas, 1973
Prolepsis indecisa Lamas, 1973
Prolepsis lucifer Wiedemann, 1828
Tolmerolestes rubripes Lynch Arribá..., 1881
Wilcoxius similis Scarbrough &..., 2005

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Northwest Argentina
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
8
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
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