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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
292
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
83
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
76
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
40
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
40 Genera with 63 Species
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Acronyches Williston, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Archilestris Loew, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dicranus Loew, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1861Hanging Thief Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lissoteles Bezzi, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1838Bee Killers3SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Pogonioefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Polacantha Martin, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1911Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryclus Carrera, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sintoria Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Wilcoxius C.H. Martin, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
63 Species
Acronyches westcotti Martin, 1968
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Archilestris magnificus Walker, 1854
Cophura bella Loew, 1872
Cophura humilis (Bellardi, 1861)⇒ Cophura willistoni Pritchard, 1943
Cophura willistoni Pritchard, 1943
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Dicranus jaliscoensis Williston, 1901Tansyleaf lidpod
Dicranus jaliscornsis Williston, 1901
Diogmites bellardi Bromley, 1929
Diogmites bimaculatus Bromley, 1929
Diogmites cuantlensis (Bellardi, 1861)⇒ Diogmites intactus Wiedemann, 1828
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites intactus Wiedemann, 1828
Diogmites sallei Bellardi, 1861
Eccritosia zamon Townsend, 1895
Efferia argygogaster Macquart, 1846
Efferia bimaculata Bellardi, 1861
Efferia sagax Williston, 1901
Efferia splendens Williston, 1901
Efferia subcuprea Schaeffer, 1916
Efferia triton Osten Sacken, 1887
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Lampria aurifex Osten-sacken, 1887
Lissoteles aquilonius Martin, 1961
Machimus anonymus Williston, 1901
Machimus bromleyanus Carrera & An..., 1950
Machimus dolichommerus Williston, 1901
Machimus nigrocaudatus Williston, 1901
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Mallophora fautrix Osten-sacken, 1887
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Nicocles analis Jaennicke, 1867
Nicocles bromleyi Hardy, 1943
Ommatius beameri Wilcox, 1936
Ommatius pretiosus Banks, 1911
Ospriocerus alamoensis (Martin, 1968)⇒ Stenopogon alamoensis Martin, 1968
Ospriocerus tequilae (Martin, 1968)⇒ Stenopogon tequilae Martin, 1968
Philonicus truquii Bellardi, 1861
Philonicus tuxpanganus Bellardi, 1862
Pogonioefferia triton Osten-sacken, 1887
Proctacanthus craverii Bellardi, 1861
Proctacanthus micans Schiner, 1867Farwell's watermilfoil
Prolepsis lucasi Bellardi, 1861
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Promachus ovatus Martin, 1967
Promachus sackeni Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Pseudoryclus bicolor Bellardi, 1861
Saropogon senex Osten-sacken, 1887
Sintoria emeralda Hull, 1962
Stenopogon alamoensis Martin, 1968
Stenopogon albalulus Martin, 1968
Stenopogon colimae Martin, 1968
Stenopogon tequilae Martin, 1968
Stenopogon xochimilcae Martin, 1968
Taracticus aciculatus Pritchard, 1938
Taracticus vitripennis Bellardi, 1861
Townsendia albomacula Martin, 1966Twisted cleomella

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in West Mexico
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
11
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
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