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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
288
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
59
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
35
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
19
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
19 Genera with 33 Species
Astochia Becker, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1935Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1849Giant Robber Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 20033SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astochia strachani Oldroyd, 1970
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Choerades flavipes Wiedemann, 1821
Choerades lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Cophura brevicornis melanochaeta
Damalis pallinota Hermann, 1926
Damalis scutellata Oldroyd, 1970
Emphysomera auribarbis Wiedemann, 1828
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Euscelidia datis Walker, 1849
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Laphria lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Laphria nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Laphria ricardoi Bromley, 1935
Laxenecera auripes Hermann, 1919
Neolaparus moerens Wiedemann, 1828
Ommatius auribarbis Wiedemann, 1828
Pegesimallus moerens Wiedemann, 1828
Philodicus alcimoides Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus fraternus Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Philodicus walkeri Ricardo, 1921
Proagonistes ufens Walker, 1849
Promachus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus mesorrhachis Hobby, 1936
Promachus poetinus Walker, 1849
Promachus rufescens Ricardo, 1920
Promachus turinus Walker, 1849
Pygommatius bingeri Oldroyd, 1968
Pygommatius brevicornis Curran, 1927
Pygommatius pectinus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
1
3
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