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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Prince Edward Island (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
3056
5385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
408
3054
5383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
390
2999
5272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2592
4715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
597
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
415
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
21
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Prince Edward Island
14 Genera with 18 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies6SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Island
18 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Prince Edward Island
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
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