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Checklist for Tribe Asilini Schinz, 1823
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
168
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
134
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
72
249
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
13
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAsilini
Schinz, 1823
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
4 Genera with 20 Species
Astochia Becker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
20 Species
Astochia armata Becker, 1909
Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919
Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868
Philodicus cinerascens Ricardo, 1900
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus dubius Ricardo, 1921
Philodicus fraterculus Walker, 1855
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858
Promachus adamsii Ricardo, 1920
Promachus aequalis Loew, 1858
Promachus amastrus Walker, 1849
Promachus apicalis Macquart, 1838
Promachus cinereus Ricardo, 1925
Promachus hirsutus Ricardo, 1925
Promachus negligens Adams, 1905
Promachus neligens Adams, 1905
Promachus rex Karsch, 1888
Promachus snowi Hobby, 1940
Promachus xanthotrichus Bezzi, 1908


Links, sources and further information
Asilini at itis.gov