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Checklist for Tribe Asilini Schinz, 1823
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
52
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
39
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
25
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
13
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
6 Genera with 17 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19803SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1892Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
17 Species
Asilus trifarius (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Heligmonevra anamalaiensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra cheriani Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra shimogaensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919
Machimus nilgiriensis Parui & Joseph, 1994
Philodicus hospes Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus propinquus Bromley, 1938
Philodicus pruthii Bromley, 1935
Promachus duvaucelii Macquart, 1838
Promachus heteropterus Macquart, 1838
Promachus leucotrichodes Bigot, 1892
Promachus maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus ramakrishnai Bromley, 1939
Promachus smithi Parui & Joseph, 1994
Promachus tristis Bigot, 1892
Rhadiurgus bifidus Fabricius, 1805


Links, sources and further information
Asilini at itis.gov