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Checklist for Tribe Asilini Schinz, 1823
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
297
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
164
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
61
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
48
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
27
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
3 Genera with 5 Species
Philodicus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1858Giant Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
5 Species
Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus albicinctus Ricardo, 1900
Promachus scalaris Loew, 1858


Links, sources and further information
Asilini at itis.gov