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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
281
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
233
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
84
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
77
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
37
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Zimbabwe
37 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Afroholopogon Londt, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Anypodetus Hermann, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Connomyia Londt, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Danomyia Londt, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Daspletis Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1900Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Loewinella Hermann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 198811SpeciesTaxom
Notiolaphria Londt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Oratostylum Ricardo, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1888Giant Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pycnomerinx Hull, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Remotomyia Londt, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
56 Species
Afromochtherus peri Londt, 2002
Alcimus tristrigatus Loew, 1858
Ancylorhynchus crux Bezzi, 1908
Anypodetus arachnoides Oldroyd, 1974
Anypodetus fascipennis Engel, 1924
Bactria rhopalocera Karsch, 1888
Damalis chelomakolon Londt, 1989
Daspletis hirtus Ricardo, 1925
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871
Euscelidia brunnea Loew, 1858
Gonioscelis rufescens (Ricardo, 1925)⇒ Gonioscelis ventralis Schiner, 1867
Gonioscelis tomentosus Oldroyd, 1970
Gonioscelis ventralis Schiner, 1867
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Laphystia albicans Engel, 1932
Lasiocnemus lugens Loew, 1858
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Laxenecera andrenoides Macquart, 1846
Laxenecera auricomata Hermann, 1919
Laxenecera scopifera Speiser, 1910
Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858
Loewinella nigripes Engel, 1929
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum helenae Bezzi, 1914
Neolophonotus bromleyi Londt, 1987
Neolophonotus cymbius Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus marshalli Hobby, 1934
Neolophonotus rhodesii Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus robustus Ricardo, 1922
Neolophonotus stannus Ricardo, 1925
Neolophonotus stevensoni Londt, 1985
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus vansoni Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus vermiculatus Londt, 1988
Notiolaphria africana Londt, 1977
Nusa infumata Loew, 1851
Oratostylum lepidum Ricardo, 1925
Pegesimallus aulicus Wiedemann, 1828
Pegesimallus laticornis Loew, 1858
Pegesimallus munroi Bromley, 1936
Philodicus dubius Ricardo, 1921
Proagonistes igniferus Engel & Cuth..., 1937
Proagonistes praeceps Walker, 1855
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus negligens Adams, 1905
Promachus rex Karsch, 1888
Pycnomerinx rhodesii Ricardo, 1925
Rhipidocephala zumpti Oldroyd, 1966
Stichopogon caffer Hermann, 1907
Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851
Stichopogon unicolor Ricardo, 1925
Stiphrolamyra angularis Loew, 1858
Trichardis apicalis Oldroyd, 1974

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
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