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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
537
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
99
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
60
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
31
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
31 Genera with 85 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRS
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 20038SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1935Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Perasis Hermann, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1936Giant Robber Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
85 Species
Afroestricus insectaris Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus kimerus Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus morani Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus varipes Curran, 1927
Afroestricus vittatus Curran, 1927
Afroestricus vorax Scarbrough, 2005
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Alcimus rubiginosus Gerstaecker, 1871
Alcimus taeniopus Rondani, 1873
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Astochia strachani Oldroyd, 1970
Bactria binucleatus Bezzi, 1908
Bactria carpenteri (Hobby, 1936)⇒ Promachus carpenteri Hobby, 1936
Bactria flavopilosus Ricardo, 1920
Bactria hastata (Hobby, 1936)⇒ Promachus hastatus Hobby, 1936
Bactria ugandiensis Ricardo, 1920
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Choerades aurifera Ricardo, 1925
Choerades bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Choerades consistens Curran, 1928
Choerades iola Bromley, 1935
Damalis drilus Londt, 1989
Damalis pallinota Hermann, 1926
Damalis pollinosa Ricardo, 1925
Emphysomera auribarbis Wiedemann, 1828
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Euscelidia adusta Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia castanea Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia festiva Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia lucida Oldroyd, 1939
Euscelidia milva Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euscelidia pulchra Dikow, 2003
Gonioscelis macquartii Jaennicke, 1867
Gonioscelis pruinosus Ricardo, 1925
Hoplistomerus serripes Fabricius, 1805
Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria aurifera (Ricardo, 1925)⇒ Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Laphria bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Laphria consistens Curran, 1928
Laphria iola Bromley, 1935
Laphria nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Laxenecera auricomata Hermann, 1919
Laxenecera scopifera Speiser, 1910
Leptogaster entebbensis Oldroyd, 1939
Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858
Machimus ugandiensis Ricardo, 1919
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolaparus polygramma Speiser, 1924
Neolophonotus chaineyi Londt, 1986
Ommatius digitus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius drusus Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius imperator Oldroyd, 1939
Ommatius macroscelis Bezzi, 1906
Ommatius pernecessarius Scarbrough, 2003
Pegesimallus oralis Wulp, 1884
Pegesimallus polygramma Speiser, 1924
Perasis carpenteri Oldroyd, 1970
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Proagonistes neavei Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes neavi Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes praedo Austen, 1909
Promachus adamsii Ricardo, 1920
Promachus brevipennis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus carpenteri Hobby, 1936
Promachus cornutus Hobby, 1936
Promachus entebbensis Hobby, 1936
Promachus erythrosceles Hobby, 1936
Promachus flavopilosus Ricardo, 1920
Promachus hastatus Hobby, 1936
Promachus metoxus Oldroyd, 1939
Promachus mixtus Hobby, 1936
Promachus niveicinctus Hobby, 1936
Promachus robertii Macquart, 1838
Promachus ugandiensis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus wollastoni Hobby, 1936
Pygommatius comosus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius dasypogon Oldroyd, 1939
Rhabdogaster lindneri Londt, 2006
Stiphrolamyra comans Hobby, 1939
Storthyngomerus toroensis Oldroyd, 1970
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
8
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