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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Rhode Island (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1803
3104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1800
3100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1745
2967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1458
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
153
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
116
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
45
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rhode Island
24 Genera with 32 Species
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Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhode Island
32 Species
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Beameromyia disfascia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Ceraturgus aurulentus Fabricius, 1805
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia apicalis Wiedemann, 1821
Eutolmus lecythus Walker, 1849
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus lecythus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Nerax aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Rhode Island
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
4
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