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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
444
3080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
316
2477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
144
1113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
29
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
29 Genera with 116 Species
#ACDEGHMNOPSTVZ
Afromochtherus Lehr, 200210SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Caenoura Londt, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Clephydroneura Becker, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Dikowmyia Londt, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Gongromyia Londt, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Heligmoneura
0SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19222SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melouromyia Londt, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Notomochtherus Londt, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 192922SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies26SpeciesTaxom
Sphagomyia Londt, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasiella Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Valiraptor Londt, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
116 Species
Afromochtherus anatolicus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus astiptus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus kolodrilus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus kolodrins
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus melanurus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus mendax Tsacas, 1969
Afromochtherus peri Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus sathus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus zoropegus Londt, 2002
Asilus alastor (Walker, 1849)⇒ Apiocera alastor Walker, 1849
Asilus bombylius Villers, 1789
Asilus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781
Asilus forficula Macquart, 1846
Asilus melanotarsus Lichtenstein, 1796
Asilus natalicus Macquart, 1855
Asilus nigellus Lichtenstein, 1796
Asilus nigribarbis Macquart, 1846
Asilus schedius Walker, 1849
Astochia armata Becker, 1909
Caenoura annulitarsis Loew, 1858
Caenoura sinuatus Loew, 1858
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Clephydroneura nilaparvata Joseph & Parui, 1979
Congomochtherus acuminatus Oldroyd, 1974
Congomochtherus elferinki Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Congomochtherus inachus Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Congomochtherus potamius Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Dikowmyia mediorus Londt, 2002
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Emphysomera spinalis Scarbrough &..., 1996
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Gongromyia bulla Londt, 2002
Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861
Heligmonevra rubripes Ricardo, 1922
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus hirtipes Ricardo, 1919
Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melouromyia diaphorus Londt, 2002
Melouromyia natalensis Ricardo, 1919
Neomochtherus annulitarsis Loew, 1858
Neomochtherus mendax Tsacas, 1969
Neomochtherus natalensis Ricardo, 1919
Neomochtherus ochrapes Hull, 1967
Neomochtherus platypygus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus sinuatus Loew, 1858
Notomochtherus brevicauda Londt, 2002
Ommatius ademon Walker, 1849
Ommatius bevisi Bromley, 1947
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius fallax Bigot, 1859
Ommatius flavipes Loew, 1858
Ommatius fuscovittatua Ricardo, 1900
Ommatius fuscovittatus Ricardo, 1900
Ommatius hyacinthina Bigot, 1877
Ommatius macquarti Bezzi, 1908
Ommatius minutus Bromley, 1936
Ommatius munroi Bromley, 1936
Ommatius neglectus (Bromley, 1936)⇒ Pygommatius neglectus Bromley, 1936
Ommatius neotenellus Bromley, 1936
Ommatius ornatipes Becker, 1926
Ommatius planatus Scarbrough &..., 2000
Ommatius politus Scarbrough &..., 2000
Ommatius pulchellus Bromley, 1936
Ommatius pygommatius
Ommatius senex Bromley, 1936
Ommatius strigiatus (Scarbrough &..., 2003)⇒ Pygommatius strigiatus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Ommatius terminalis Bromley, 1936
Ommatius variabilis Engel, 1929
Philodicus compactus Hull, 1967
Philodicus dubius Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus fraterculus Walker, 1855
Philodicus fraternus Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus gracilis Wulp, 1899
Philodicus multicellula Hull, 1967
Philodicus nigrescens Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Promachus abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus adamsii Ricardo, 1920
Promachus aedithus Walker, 1849
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus albicinctus Ricardo, 1900
Promachus amastrus Walker, 1849
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus caffer Macquart, 1846
Promachus enucleatus Karsch, 1888
Promachus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus fraterculus Walker, 1855
Promachus fulvipes Macquart, 1838
Promachus gossypiatus Speiser, 1910
Promachus negligens Adams, 1905
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Promachus obscuripes Ricardo, 1920
Promachus productus Walker, 1851
Promachus rex Karsch, 1888
Promachus rubripes Macquart, 1834
Promachus rufihumeralis Hobby, 1933
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Promachus scalaris Loew, 1858
Promachus snowi Hobby, 1940
Promachus transvaalensis Hobby, 1933
Promachus vagator Wiedemann, 1828
Promachus xanthotrichus Bezzi, 1908
Sphagomyia botswana Londt, 2002
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Tsacasiella inornata Londt, 2002
Valiraptor montanus Londt, 2002
Valiraptor namibiensis Londt, 2002
Valiraptor silvestris Londt, 2002
Valiraptor vittatus Londt, 2002
Zosteria lineata Daniels, 1987

Subnodes of Asilinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
9
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNeomochtherini
Lehr, 1996
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmmatiini
Hardy, 1927
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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