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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
156
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
85
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
7 Families width 200 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936Hilarimorphid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
200 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus coquilletti Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Anastoechus barbatus Osten Sacken, 1877
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax cascadensis (Marston, 1963)⇒ Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax pauper Loew, 1869
Anthrax stellans Loew, 1869
Anthrax syrtis (Coquillett, 1887)⇒ Paravilla syrtis Coquillett, 1887
Aphoebantus mus Osten Sacken, 1877
Apiocera barri Cazier, 1982
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Apolysis sipho Melander, 1946
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Blepharotes splendidissimus Wiedemann, 1830
Bombylius (Bombylius) albicapillus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) mexicanus Wiedemann, 1821
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Bombylius (Bombylius) pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781Pygmy Bee Fly
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Carinefferia costalis Williston, 1885
Carinefferia subcuprea Schaeffer, 1916
Comantella fallei Back, 1909
Comantella rotgeri James, 1937
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Conophorus fallax Greene, 1921
Cyrtopogon albifrons Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Cyrtopogon albovarians Curran, 1924
Cyrtopogon auratus Cole, 1919
Cyrtopogon aurifex Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon bimaculus Walker, 1851
Cyrtopogon culminus Bigot, 1885
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Cyrtopogon distinctitarsus Adisoemarto, 1967
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon glarealis Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Cyrtopogon inversus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon lineotarsus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon montanus (Loew, 1874)⇒ Cyrtopogon culminus Bigot, 1885
Cyrtopogon sansoni Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon sudator Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon vulneratus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Cyrtopogon willistoni Curran, 1923
Dicropaltum cumbipilosus Adisoemarto, 1967
Dicropaltum mesae Tucker, 1907
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria pusio Osten-sacken, 1877
Efferia arida Williston, 1893
Efferia bicaudata Hine, 1919
Efferia costalis Williston, 1885
Efferia frewingi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Eucyrtopogon albibarbus Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon calcaratus Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon comantis Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon diversipilosis Curran, 1923
Eucyrtopogon incompletus Adisoemarto, 1967
Eucyrtopogon nebulo Osten-sacken, 1877
Eucyrtopogon spiniger Curran, 1923
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Exoprosopa eremita Osten Sacken, 1877
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes eumenes Osten Sacken, 1887
Hemipenthes lepidota Osten Sacken, 1887
Hemipenthes lepidotus Osten Sacken, 1887
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Heteropogon wilcoxi James, 1934
Heterostylum robustus Osten Sacken, 1877
Hilarimorpha mentata Webb, 1974Mullein nightshade
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holopogon albipilosus Curran, 1923
Holopogon nigripilosa (Adisoemarto, 1967)⇒ Holopogon albipilosus Curran, 1923
Holopogon seniculus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Holopogon stellatus Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria aeatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria aimatis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria asturina Bromley, 1951
Laphria columbica Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Laphria felis Osten-sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Laphria fernaldi Back, 1904
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria partitor Banks, 1917
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria vivax Williston, 1883
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon canus Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon cinereus Cole, 1919
Lasiopogon hinei Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon monticolus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon primus Adisoemarto, 1967
Lasiopogon quadrivittatus Jones, 1907Hooker's silene
Lasiopogon ripicola (Melander, 1923)⇒ Lasiopogon ripicolus Melander, 1923
Lasiopogon ripicolus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon terricola Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon trivittatus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Leptogaster coloradensis James, 1937
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lestomyia sabulona Osten-sacken, 1877
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lordotus gibbus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Machimus adustus Martin, 1975
Machimus aridalis Adisoemarto, 1967
Machimus callidus Williston, 1893
Machimus delusus Tucker, 1907
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus erythrocnemius Hine, 0
Machimus formosus Hine, 1918
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Negasilus aridalis Adisoemarto, 1967
Negasilus belli Curran, 1934
Negasilus cumbipilosus Adisoemarto, 1967
Negasilus gramalis Adisoemarto, 1967
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Nevadasilus auriannulatus
Nicocles utahensis Banks, 1920
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ospriocerus latipennis Loew, 1866
Pandivirilia conspicua Walker, 1848
Paravilla hulli Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Paravilla imitans Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Pcynopogon divisus
Poecilanthrax sackenii Coquillett, 1887
Poecilanthrax signatipennis Cole, 1917
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Poecilanthrax willistoni Coquillett, 1887Sand dune bee fly
Poecilanthrax willistonii Coquillett, 1887
Poecilognathus sulphurea Loew, 1863
Pogonioefferia bicaudata Hine, 1919
Pogonioefferia frewingi Wilcox, 1966
Pogonioefferia helenae Bromley, 1951
Pogonosoma ridingsi Cresson, 1920
Pogonosoma stricklandi (Adisoemart, 1967)⇒ Pogonosoma ridingsi Cresson, 1920
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Promachus dimidiatus Curran, 1927
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Psilocephala vicina Walker, 1848
Regasilus auriannulatus Hine, 1906
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Scenopinus mirabilis Adams, 1904
Scenopinus pecki Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Scleropogon coyote Bromley, 1931
Scleropogon neglectus Bromley, 1931
Spiriverpa albiceps Loew, 1869
Stenopogon aeacus Wiedemann, 1828
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stenopogon obscuriventris Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Stenopogon rufibarbis Bromley, 1931
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Stilpnogaster auriannulatus (Hine, 1906)⇒ Regasilus auriannulatus Hine, 1906
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Systoechus solitus Walker, 1849
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Thereva brunnea Cole, 1923
Thereva cingulata Kröber, 1912Patience dock
Thereva duplicis Coquillett, 1893
Thereva hilarimorpha Krober, 1912
Thereva krafti Holston & Irwin, 2005
Thereva macdunnoughi Cole, 1925
Thevenetimyia melanderi Hall, 1969
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxophora pellucida Coquillett, 1886
Toxophora virgata Osten Sacken, 1877
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Villa alternata Say, 1823
Villa arenicola (Johnson, 1908)⇒ Villa psammina Cole, 1960
Villa fulviana Say, 1824Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
Villa hermannloewi Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Villa hypomelas Macquart, 1840
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa myximyia Evenhuis, 1978
Villa nigra (Cresson, 1916)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa pretiosa Coquillett, 1887
Villa psammina Cole, 1960
Xenox tigrinus De Geer, 1776Tiger Bee Fly

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Alberta
FamilyApioceridae
Bigot, 1852
Flower-loving flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
49
128
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
27
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHilarimorphidae
Hendel, 1936
Hilarimorphid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asiloidea at artfakta.se
Asiloidea at dyntaxa.se
Asiloidea at marinespecies.org