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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
647
1339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
455
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
74
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
62
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
48
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
48 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPST
Ancylorrhynchus Gemminger & ..., 19432SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Aphamartania Schiner, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestris Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Aspidopyga Carrera, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Atonia Williston, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Caenarolia Thomson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cnodalomyia Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllis Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1949Hanging Thief Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Dissmeryngodes Hermann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eichoichemus Bigot, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1805Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Hybozelodes Hermann, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1914Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurax Carrera, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Lastauroides Carrera, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Lastauropsis Carrera, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1851Bee Killers6SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megapoda Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mirolestes Curran, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Neodiogmites Carrera, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Othoniomyia Hermann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Phellopteron Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pholidotus Hermann, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pritchardia Stuardo Ortiz, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Stenasilus Carrera, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Threnia Schiner, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
72 Species
Ancylorrhynchus aegrotus Fåhraeus, 1843
Ancylorrhynchus vittipennis Voss, 1943
Andrenosoma erax Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Aphamartania pritchardi Carrera, 1943
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestris gapopterus Wiedemann, 1828
Asilus hilarii Macquart, 1838
Asilus leonides Walker, 1851
Aspidopyga cophuroides Carrera, 1949
Atomosia barbiellinii Curran, 1935
Atonia hispidella Hermann, 1912
Atonia viduata Wiedemann, 1819
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Blepharepium lynchi Carrera, 1949
Caenarolia argyrocincta Schiner, 1867
Cnodalomyia obtusa Hull, 1962
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Damalis divisa Walker, 1855
Dasyllis croceiventris Wiedemann, 1821
Diogmites coffeatus Wiedemann, 1819
Diogmites winthemi Wiedemann, 1821
Diogmites wygodzinskyi Carrera, 1949
Diplosynapsis spina Vieira & Rafael, 2016
Dissmeryngodes anticus Wiedemann, 1828
Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775
Eichoichemus melaleucus Wiedemann, 1828
Glaphyropyga himantocera Wiedemann, 1828
Glaphyropyga pollinifera Carrera, 1945
Holcocephala coriacea Wiedemann, 1821
Holcocephala mogiana Carrera, 1955
Holcocephala oculata Fabricius, 1805
Hybozelodes acuticornis Carrera, 1945
Hypenetes fulvicornis Macquart, 1846
Laphria glauca Enderlein, 1914
Lastaurax lanei Carrera, 1949
Lastauroides alexanderi Carrera, 1949
Lastauroides crassitarsis Macquart, 1838
Lastauroides hirtuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Lastauropsis biezankoi Carrera & Pa..., 1962
Machimus carolinae Martin & Wilcox, 1965
Mallophora ada Curran, 1941
Mallophora breviventris Macquart, 1850
Mallophora calida Fabricius, 1787
Mallophora clavitarsis Curran, 1941
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora opposita Walker, 1851
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megapoda labiata Fabricius, 1805
Mirolestes barbiellinii Curran, 1935
Mirolestes facialis Curran, 1935
Neodiogmites melanogaster Wiedemann, 1821
Nyssomyia intermedia Lutz & Neiva, 1912
Nyssomyia whitmani Antunes & Co..., 1939
Ommatius exilis Curran, 1928
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius spatulatus Curran, 1928
Othoniomyia triangularis Hermann, 1912
Phellopteron mrazi Hradsky, 1968
Pholidotus humboldti Gyllenhal, 1817
Pritchardia lopesi Carrera & Pa..., 1965
Proctacanthus rubicornis Macquart, 1838
Promachus quatuorlineatus Macquart, 1838
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Senobasis lopesi Carrera, 1949
Senobasis mendax Curran, 1934
Senobasis rhombungulata Carrera, 1949
Smeryngolaphria melanura Wiedemann, 1828
Stenasilus brasiliensis Schiner, 1867
Threnia carbonaria Wiedemann, 1828
Threnia rabelloi Carrera, 1952
Tolmerus pyragra Zeller, 1840

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
16
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
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