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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Quebec (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
5698
14995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
502
5695
14991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
479
5584
14674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
4865
13005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1199
3148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
855
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
129
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
60
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
31
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quebec
31 Genera with 67 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPRST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19238SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies17SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Systellogaster Hermann, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebec
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Cophura brevicornis melanochaeta
Cyrtopogon alleni Back, 1909
Cyrtopogon bigelowi Curran, 1924
Cyrtopogon bimaculus Walker, 1851
Cyrtopogon chagnoni Curran, 1939
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon marginalis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Cyrtopogon varans Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon vulneratus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eudioctria sackeni Williston, 1883
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria altitudinum Bromley, 1924
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria huron Bromley, 1929
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria royalensis Bromley, 1950
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Lasiopogon slossonae Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus callidus Williston, 1893
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Mallophora orcina Wiedemann, 1828Southern Bee Killer
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Systellogaster ovivora Gahan, 1917
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Quebec
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
21
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