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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Point Pelee National Park (Essex County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2143
2944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2142
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
321
2125
2909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
239
1829
2533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
532
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
421
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
65
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
20
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Point Pelee National Park
20 Genera with 26 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies4SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point Pelee National Park
26 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Point Pelee National Park
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
3
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