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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Pennsylvania (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
762
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
548
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
125
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
74
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
46
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
46 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Bombomima Enderlein, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromyia Philippi, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Echthodopa Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1849Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies22SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
130 Species
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus annulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atomosia pusilla Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Atomosia rufipes Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Ceraturgus aurulentus Fabricius, 1805
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus elizabethae Brimley, 1924
Ceraturgus fasciatus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus mitchelli Brimley, 1924
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cyrtopogon alleni Back, 1909
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon laphriformis Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon lutatius Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon lyratus Osten-sacken, 1878
Cyrtopogon marginalis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Dasypogon rufescens Macquart, 1834
Deromyia discolor Loew, 1866
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diogmites platypterus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Echthodopa formosa Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Efferia texana Banks, 1919
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Heteropogon macerinus Walker, 1849
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Holopogon oriens Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lampria bicolor Wiedemann, 1828
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria aeatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria affinis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria champlainii Walton, 1910
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria ithypyga Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria virginica Banks, 1917
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia litoralis Curran, 1931
Lasiopogon curranis Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricola Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus johnsoni Hine, 1909
Machimus lecythus Walker, 1849
Machimus maneei Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus virginicus Banks, 1920
Megaphorus clausicellus Macquart, 1850
Megaphorus laphroides Wiedemann, 1828
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaphorus minutus Macquart, 1834
Neoitamus distinctus
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus latipennis Hine, 1909
Nerax kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius floridensis Bullington &..., 1984
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Orthogonis stygia Bromley, 1931
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Philonicus obscurus (Hine, 1907)⇒ Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Pogonosoma dorsatum Say, 1824
Proctacanthus brevipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus nigriventris Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stenopogon ebyi (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Ospriocerus ebyi Bromley, 1937
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Tolmerus maneei Hine, 1909

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
11
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
17
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
11
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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