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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region St. Louis County (Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1549
2223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1547
2222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1494
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
1284
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
100
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
78
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
18
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
16
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
10
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Louis County (Missouri)
10 Genera with 7 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Louis County (Missouri)
7 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia sexfasciata Say, 1823
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in St. Louis County (Missouri)
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
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