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Checklist for Subfamily Asilinae Leach, 1819
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
666
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
138
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
86
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
58
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
14
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
14 Genera with 70 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19703SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopheromerus Becker, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19699SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 192718SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasiella Lehr, 19197SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
70 Species
Afromochtherus atrox Tsacas, 1969
Astochia africana Ricardo, 1919
Astochia armata Becker, 1909
Astochia neavensis Ricardo, 1919
Astochia strachani Oldroyd, 1970
Congomochtherus lobatus Oldroyd, 1970
Congomochtherus penicillatus Speiser, 1910
Congomochtherus penicullatus Speiser, 1910
Emphysomera auribarbis Wiedemann, 1828
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861
Heligmonevra modesta Bigot, 1858
Heligmonevra rodhaini Oldroyd, 1970
Hoplopheromerus flavescens Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hoplopheromerus nigroidea Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hoplopheromerus nigroides Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Hoplopheromerus nigropilosus Tsacas & Old..., 1967
Machimus nigripes Ricardo, 1922
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neomochtherus atrox Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus blandus Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus callipygus Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus debilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus exilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus futilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus instabilis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus kivuensis Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus notatus Tsacas, 1969
Ommatius annulitarsis Curran, 1927
Ommatius callidus Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius canicoxa Speiser, 1913
Ommatius cornutus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius digitus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius erythropygus Curran, 1927
Ommatius flavipennis Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius garambensis Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius imperator Oldroyd, 1939
Ommatius longipennis Lindner, 1955
Ommatius macquarti Bezzi, 1908
Ommatius macroscelis Bezzi, 1906
Ommatius nigrantis Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius pallidicoxa Curran, 1927
Ommatius pernecessarius Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius tinctipennis Curran, 1927
Ommatius varipes Curran, 1927
Ommatius vittatus Curran, 1927
Philodicus alcimoides Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus cinerascens Ricardo, 1900
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus furunculus Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus nigrescens Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Philodicus temerarius Walker, 1851
Promachus bomensis Curran, 1927
Promachus erythrosceles Hobby, 1936
Promachus hastatus Hobby, 1936
Promachus hypoleucochaeta Bezzi, 1908
Promachus niveicinctus Hobby, 1936
Promachus promiscuus Hobby, 1936
Promachus robertii Macquart, 1838
Promachus subtilis Bromley, 1935
Promachus versicolor Hobby, 1936
Promachus xanthotrichus Bezzi, 1908
Tsacasiella blanda Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella debilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella exilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella futilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella instabilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella kivuensis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella neavei Ricardo, 1919

Subnodes of Asilinae with occurrences in Congo
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNeomochtherini
Lehr, 1996
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmmatiini
Hardy, 1927
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilinae at artfakta.se
Asilinae at dyntaxa.se
Asilinae at gbif.org
Asilinae at itis.gov