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Checklist for Tribe Asilini Schinz, 1823
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
 
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
5 Genera with 20 Species
Astochia Becker, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1936Giant Robber Flies9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
20 Species
Astochia africana Ricardo, 1919
Astochia armata 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
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


Links, sources and further information
Asilini at itis.gov