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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
163
633
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
163
633
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
604
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
572
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
72
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
59
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Philadelphia County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Philadelphia County
8 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Philadelphia County
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
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