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Checklist for Subfamily Asilinae Leach, 1819
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
174
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
126
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
68
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
16
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
16 Genera with 43 Species
Afromochtherus Lehr, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1936Giant Robber Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Sphagomyia Londt, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Trichomachimus Engel, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasiella Lehr, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
43 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus unctus Oldroyd, 1939
Aneomochtherus africanus Ricardo, 1919
Aneomochtherus deserticolus Karsch, 1888
Astochia africana Ricardo, 1919
Astochia armata Becker, 1909
Congomochtherus oldoydi Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Congomochtherus oldroydi Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Congomochtherus penicillatus Speiser, 1910
Congomochtherus penicullatus Speiser, 1910
Emphysomera spinalis Scarbrough &..., 1996
Erax nigrocinctus Becker, 1909
Erax nigrotinctus Becker, 1909
Heligmonevra litoralis Lindner, 1955
Machimus bicolor Joseph & Parui, 1984
Machimus gymnus Oldroyd, 1939
Machimus hirsutus (Ricardo, 1922)⇒ Trichomachimus hirsutus Bromley, 1935
Machimus juxta Oldroyd, 1939
Machimus keniaensis Lindner, 1961
Machimus ugandiensis Ricardo, 1919
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neomochtherus africanus Ricardo, 1919
Neomochtherus deserticolus Karsch, 1888
Neomochtherus psathyrus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus unctus Oldroyd, 1939
Ommatius litoreus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius longipennis Lindner, 1955
Ommatius pernecessarius Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius spinalis Scarbrough &..., 1996
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Promachus abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus adamsii Ricardo, 1920
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus breviventris Ricardo, 1920
Promachus flavopilosus Ricardo, 1920
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Promachus snowi Hobby, 1940
Promachus venatrix Hobby, 1936
Promachus wollastoni Hobby, 1936
Sphagomyia kenya Londt, 2002
Trichomachimus hirsutus Bromley, 1935
Tsacasiella futilis Tsacas, 1969

Subnodes of Asilinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNeomochtherini
Lehr, 1996
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmmatiini
Hardy, 1927
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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