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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
1830
4935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
1830
4935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
1820
4923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
1480
4276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
53
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
11
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
1
11
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic of the Congo
11 Genera with 17 Species
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 20033SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic of the Congo
17 Species
Afroestricus varipes Curran, 1927
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Congomochtherus lobatus Oldroyd, 1970
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Heligmonevra modesta Bigot, 1858
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Proagonistes apicalis Curran, 1927
Proagonistes oldroydi Tsacas & Menier, 1979
Proagonistes pliomelas Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Proagonistes superbiens Bezzi, 1908
Promachus xanthotrichus Bezzi, 1908
Pygommatius brevicornis Curran, 1927
Pygommatius imaginus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius talus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Stichopogon punctum Loew, 1851
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
4
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