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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Palm Springs (Riverside County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
445
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
445
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
427
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
360
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
37
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
34
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palm Springs
10 Genera with 13 Species
Ablautus Loew, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Itolia Wilcox, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Omninablautus Pritchard, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palm Springs
13 Species
Ablautus arnaudi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Ablautus coquilletti Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Backomyia anomala Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Cophura timberlakei Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Itolia timberlakei Wilcox, 1949
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon carinatus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Metapogon tricellus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Omninablautus tolandi Wilcox, 1966
Ospriocerus brevis Martin, 1968
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon minos Osten Sacken, 1877

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Palm Springs
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
12
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