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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
448
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
301
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
51
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vancouver Island
12 Genera with 14 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Callinicus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
14 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Callinicus pollenius Cole, 1919
Dioctria pusio Osten-sacken, 1877
Eudioctria sackeni Williston, 1883
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Laphria fernaldi Back, 1904
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon willametti Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neomochtherus willistoni Hine, 1909
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Vancouver Island
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
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