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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
889
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
188
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
50
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
27
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
27 Genera with 50 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPSZ
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Harpagobroma Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19896SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 184911SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
50 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Alcimus mimus Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804
Cerdistus lascus Walker, 1849
Choerades aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Damalis hirtiventris Macquart, 1846
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia apache Wlicox, 1966
Harpagobroma fumosum Hull, 1962
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Leptogaster javanensis Meijere, 1914
Leptopteromyia mexicanae Martin, 1971Fly
Machimus latapex Martin, 1975
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Maira sodalis Walker, 1858
Maira varians Ricardo, 1929
Maira whitneyi Curran, 1936
Maira willistoni Curran, 1936
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus bulbus Walker, 1849
Neoitamus lascus Walker, 1849
Neoitamus melanopogon Schiner, 1868
Neoitamus meridionalis Hutton, 1901
Neoitamus smithii Hutton, 1901
Neoitamus walkeri Daniels, 1989
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius terminalis Bromley, 1936
Ommatius varitibiatus Ricardo, 1929
Proagonistes praeceps Walker, 1855
Promachus apicalis Macquart, 1838
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Saropogon antipodus Schiner, 1868
Saropogon chathamensis Hutton, 1901
Saropogon clarkii Hutton, 1901
Saropogon discus Walker, 1849
Saropogon extenuatus Hutton, 1901
Saropogon fascipes Hutton, 1902
Saropogon fracipes Hutton, 1901
Saropogon fugiens Hutton, 1901
Saropogon hudsoni Hutton, 1901
Saropogon proximus Hutton, 1901
Saropogon viduus Walker, 1849
Zosteria novazealandica Daniels, 1987

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
11
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
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