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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
407
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
298
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
15 Genera with 15 Species
Aphestia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Atoniomyia Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1982Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1805Bee Killers6SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
15 Species
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Atomosia nuda Hermann, 1912
Blepharepium annulatum Bigot, 1857
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Eumecosoma ayala Kaletta, 1974
Holcocephala vallestris Ayala, 1982
Mallophora argentipes Macquart, 1838
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Mallophora media Clements, 1969
Mallophora minos Wiedemann, 1824
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Martintella elliptica Scarbrough, 2010
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius orenoquensis Bigot, 1876

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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