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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
312
1718
2457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1718
2457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1667
2346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1451
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
364
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
231
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwestern Ontario
12 Genera with 16 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1823Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Ontario
16 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Northwestern Ontario
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
1
Genus
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