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Checklist for Tribe Asilini Schinz, 1823
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
120
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
64
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
39
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
17
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
7 Genera with 22 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1920Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
22 Species
Asilus ephippium (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761
Astochia annulipes Hermann, 1917
Astochia ceylonicus Ricardo, 1919
Astochia determinatus Walker, 1860
Astochia grisea Wiedemann, 1821
Astochia tarsalis Ricardo, 1919
Astochia trichura Hermann, 1917
Heligmonevra pulcher Ricardo, 1919
Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919
Neoitamus ceylonicus (Ricardo, 1919)⇒ Astochia ceylonicus Ricardo, 1919
Neoitamus pulcher (Ricardo, 1919)⇒ Heligmoneura pulcher Ricardo, 1919
Neoitamus tarsalis (Ricardo, 1919)⇒ Astochia tarsalis Ricardo, 1919
Philodicus ceylanicus Schiner, 1868
Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868
Philodicus hospes Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus meridionalis Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus pruthii Bromley, 1935
Philodicus thoracinus Ricardo, 1921
Promachus ceylanicus Macquart, 1838
Promachus maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus pseudomaculatus Ricardo, 1920
Promachus yerburiensis Ricardo, 1920


Links, sources and further information
Asilini at itis.gov