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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Penobscot County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1559
2595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1557
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
1495
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1302
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
149
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
119
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
26
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Penobscot County
15 Genera with 15 Species
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penobscot County
15 Species
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Penobscot County
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
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