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Checklist for Tribe Asilini Schinz, 1823
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
 
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
9
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
9 Genera with 54 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19222SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies26SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
54 Species
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
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Heligmonevra laevis Walker, 1861
Heligmonevra rubripes Ricardo, 1922
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus hirtipes Ricardo, 1919
Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
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
Zosteria lineata Daniels, 1987


Links, sources and further information
Asilini at itis.gov