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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
469
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
332
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
72
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
59
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
36
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
36 Genera with 50 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Aphestia Schiner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Apoxyria Schiner, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atonia Williston, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Caenarolia Thomson, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Cochleariocera Artigas & Pa..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodontina Enderlein, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dicranus Loew, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1947Hanging Thief Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Eraxasilus Carrera, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Hodites Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1821Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurina Curran, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megapoda Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mirolestes Curran, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Pilica Curran, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1887Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Protometer Artigas & Pa..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalogaster J.R.Johnst., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Schildia Aldrich, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
50 Species
Aphestia nigra Bigot, 1878
Apoxyria americana Carrera, 1955
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atonia fulvipes Carrera, 1946
Atonia hispidella Hermann, 1912
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Blepharepium luridum Rondani, 1848
Blepharepium maculipennis Macquart, 1855
Caenarolia basalis Curran, 1935
Caenarolia spitzi G. O. Sars, 1906
Cochleariocera neusae Artigas & Pa..., 1997
Ctenodontina baleta Walker, 1849
Dicranus rutilus Wiedemann, 1821
Dicranus schrottkyi Bezzi, 1910
Diogmites anomalus Carrera, 1947
Diogmites bellardi Bromley, 1929
Diogmites bromleyi Carrera, 1949
Diogmites lineola Bromley, 1934
Diogmites obscurus Carrera, 1949
Diogmites vulgaris Carrera, 1947
Efferia badiapex Bromley, 1928
Efferia chapadensis Bromley, 1928
Efferia eraxoides Curran, 1935
Eraxasilus pruinosus Carrera, 1959
Glaphyropyga himantocera Wiedemann, 1828
Hodites punctissima Hull, 1962
Holcocephala coriacea Wiedemann, 1821
Lastaurina ardens Wiedemann, 1828
Leptogaster annulipes (Walker, 1855)⇒ Leptogaster doleschalli Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megapoda labiata Fabricius, 1805
Mirolestes lynchii Brèthes, 1904
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Nicocles analis Jaennicke, 1867
Nyssomyia antunesi Coutinho, 1939
Nyssomyia intermedia Lutz & Neiva, 1912
Nyssomyia neivai Pinto, 1926
Nyssomyia umbratilis Ward & Fraiha, 1977
Nyssomyia whitmani Antunes & Co..., 1939
Ommatius exilis Curran, 1928
Ommatius scopifer Schiner, 1868
Proctacanthus craverii Bellardi, 1861
Proctacanthus dina Curran, 1934
Promachus nobilis Osten-sacken, 1887
Protometer bokermanni Artigas & Pa..., 1997
Rhopalogaster araujoi Carrera, 1952
Schildia fragilis Carrera, 1944
Senobasis bromleyana Carrera, 1949
Stenopogon xochimilcae Martin, 1968

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphystiinae
Hardy, 1948
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
1
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