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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Windsor (Fayette County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
754
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
754
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
745
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
564
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
94
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
90
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windsor (Iowa)
15 Genera with 15 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windsor (Iowa)
15 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Windsor (Iowa)
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
1
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