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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region San Diego (San Diego County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1095
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1095
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
1079
1526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
957
1398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
85
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
76
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
25
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
18
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for San Diego
18 Genera with 25 Species
Cerotainiops Curran, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Dicolonus Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1887Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Polacantha Martin, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculefferia Artigas & Pa..., 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego
25 Species
Cerotainiops abdominalis Brown, 1897
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Dicolonus simplex Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Efferia texana Banks, 1919
Efferia tuberculata Coquillett, 1904
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Laphria trux Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Machimus latapex Martin, 1975
Machimus occidentalis Hine, 1909
Mallophora fautrix Osten-sacken, 1887
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon gibber Williston, 1883
Nannocyrtopogon howlandi Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Nannocyrtopogon lestomyiformis Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Nicocles aemulator Loew, 1872
Ospriocerus brevis Martin, 1968
Polacantha composita Hine, 1918
Saropogon luteus Coquillett, 1904
Scleropogon bradleyi Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon breviusculus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Stenopogon engelhardti Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon felis Bromley, 1931
Stenopogon wilcoxi Bromley, 1937
Tuberculefferia producta Hine, 1919

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in San Diego
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
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