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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
325
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
76
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
44
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
5 Families width 100 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies36SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies45SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies13SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
44 Genera with 100 Species
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Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1794Charcoal Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1983Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Canariellum Strand, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodromia Becker, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Empidideicus Becker, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Habropogon Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Parageron Paramonov, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pashtshenkoa Lehr, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Reissa Evenhuis & B..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellia Wiedemann, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1937Stiletto flies9SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Usia Latreille, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18395SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
100 Species
Anastoechus latifrons Macquart, 1839
Andrenosoma jenisi Kovar & Hradsky, 1996
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Anthrax bowdeni Baez, 1983
Anthrax varius Fabricius, 1794
Apolysis eremophila Loew, 1873
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus saulcyi Macquart, 1838
Bombylius (Bombylius) aaroni Baez, 1983
Bombylius (Bombylius) oceanus Becker, 1908
Bombylius (Bombylius) pintuarius Baez, 1983
Canariellum brunnipenne Macquart, 1835
Cephalodromia bicolor Santos Abreu, 1926
Cephalodromia humeralis Santos Abreu, 1926
Cephalodromia nitens Loew, 1846
Cerdistus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Choerades fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Dischistus atlanticus Santos Abreu, 1926
Empidideicus atomus Frey, 1958
Empidideicus insularis Frey, 1958
Epitriptus inconstans Wiedemann, 1820
Epitriptus mixtus Becker, 1908
Exhyalanthrax canarionae Baez, 1990
Exhyalanthrax simonae Francois, 1970
Geron hesperidum Frey, 1936
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Glabellula canariensis Frey, 1937
Habropogon pertusus Becker, 1908
Irwiniella frontata Baez, 1982
Irwiniella purpurariae Frey, 1958
Lamyra fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus aberrans Schiner, 1868
Machimus antennatus Becker, 1908
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Neomochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus gomerae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus schistaceus Becker, 1908
Ommatius russelli Scarbrough, 1984
Parageron grata Loew, 1856
Pashtshenkoa lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Pashtshenkoa schistaceus Becker, 1908
Petrorossia guanchorum Francois, 1970
Petrorossia hespera Rossi, 1790
Phthiria freyi Baez, 1985
Phthiria lazaroi Baez, 1985
Phthiria ombriosus Baez, 1985
Phthiria simonyi Becker, 1908
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Premochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Promachus condanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus consanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus gomerae Frey, 1937
Promachus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Promachus latitarsatus Macquart, 1839
Promachus palmensis Frey, 1937
Promachus vexator Becker, 1908
Reissa roni Evenhuis & B..., 2001
Ruppellia atlantica Frey, 1937
Ruppellia gloriae Baez, 1982
Saropogon nigriventris Frey, 1958
Saropogon punctipennis Frey, 1958
Scenopinus albicinctus Rossi, 1794
Scenopinus canarius Kelsey, 1969
Scenopinus halteralis Frey, 1936
Spogostylum indigenum Becker & Stein, 1913
Spogostylum trinotatum Dufour, 1852
Stichopogon bedae Hradsky & Ge..., 1996
Stichopogon canariensis Becker, 1908
Stichopogon septemcinctus Becker, 1908
Thereva confusa Krober, 1913
Thereva gomerae Baez, 1982
Thereva grancanariensis Baez, 1982
Thereva hispanica Strobl, 1909
Thereva intermedia Krober, 1913
Thereva occulta Becker, 1908
Thereva opaca Krober, 1913
Thereva orientalis Baez, 1982
Thereva teydea Frey, 1937
Thyridanthrax indigenus Becker, 1908
Thyridanthrax insularis Baez, 1991
Tolmerus antennatus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus baezi Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus fuscus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus mixtus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus oromii Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus weinbergae Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Usia (Usia) arida Baez, 1982
Usia striata Baez, 1982
Villa albiventris Frey, 1936
Villa fasciata Meigen, 1804
Villa halteralis Kowarz, 1883
Villa nigriceps Macquart, 1839
Villa nigrifrons Macquart, 1839

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Canary Islands
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
20
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
19
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMythicomyiidae
Melander, 1902
Micro Bee Flies, Microbombyliids
1
3
Genus
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
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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