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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
224
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
157
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
40
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
34
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
25
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
25 Genera with 47 Species
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Acronyches Williston, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Amblyonychus Hermann, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Archilestris Loew, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17964SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1805Hanging Thief Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dissmeryngodes Hermann, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1828Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Joartigasia Martinez & M..., 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1904Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1941Bee Killers10SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neophoneus Williston, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Promachina Bromley, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorus Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Satanas Jacobson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
47 Species
Acronyches geosarginus Papavero, 1971
Acronyches willistoni Hermann, 1921
Amblyonychus flavifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Andrenosoma erax Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma flamipennis Bromley, 1931
Andrenosoma heros Bromley, 1931
Andrenosoma rufipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Archilestris geijskesi Papavero & B..., 1974
Asilus gigas (Lichtenstein, 1796)⇒ Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Asilus harpax Lichtenstein, 1796
Asilus nitidus Lichtenstein, 1796
Asilus russatus Lichtenstein, 1796
Blepharepium auricinctum Schiner, 1867
Blepharepium cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Blepharepium luridum Rondani, 1848
Diogmites reficulatus Fabricius, 1805
Diogmites reticulatus Fabricius, 1805
Dissmeryngodes dispar Walker, 1855
Eccritosia barbata Fabricius, 1787
Holcocephala rufithorax Wiedemann, 1828
Hyperechia robusta Wiedemann, 1828
Joartigasia rubiventris Hermann, 1912
Joartigasia rubriventris Hermann, 1912
Lampria clavipes Fabricius, 1805
Lampria splendens Macquart, 1834
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Mallophora argentipes Macquart, 1838
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Mallophora geijskesi Curran, 1942
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Mallophora minos Wiedemann, 1824
Mallophora nigrifemorata Macquart, 1838
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora pipiens Curran, 1941
Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Mallophora zita Curran, 1941
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neophoneus mustela Hermann, 1912
Ommatius costatus Rondani, 1850
Ommatius orenoquensis Bigot, 1876
Promachus flavifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Pseudorus distendens Wiedemann, 1828
Pseudorus latipes Wulp, 1870
Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Smeryngolaphria maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Triorla striola Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Suriname
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
9
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
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