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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
947
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
746
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
100
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
64
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 14 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
14 Species
Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia virginensis Scarbrough, 1997
Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775
Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963
Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965
Ommatius saccas Walker, 1849
Plesiomma lineata Fabricius, 1781
Townsendia argyrata Curran, 1926

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
4
7
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