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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
99
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
3 Families width 29 Species
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
25 Genera with 29 Species
#ABCDEGLNOPST
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Arenomydas Hesse, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Corsomyza Wiedemann, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Gonarthrus Bezzi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Oniromyia Bezzi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Peringueyimyia Bigot, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Teratopomyia Oldroyd, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Triplasius Loew, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
29 Species
Afroleptomydas fasciatus Wiedemann, 1828
Afroleptomydas humeralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Afroleptomydas rufithorax Wiedemann, 1821
Afroleptomydas westermanni Wiedemann, 1819
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Arenomydas callosus Wiedemann, 1828
Arenomydas niger Macquart, 1838
Asilus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bombylius (Bombylius) minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombylius canescens Mikan, 1796
Cephalocera fascipennis Macquart, 1838
Cephalocera longirostris Wiedemann, 1830
Corsomyza nigripes Wiedemann, 1820
Cytherea compressa
Ectyphus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron capicolus Hesse, 1938
Gonarthrus cycnus Bigot, 1892
Laphria fulvipes (Ricardo, 1913)⇒ Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Oniromyia pachycerata Bigot, 1892
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Spogostylum aethiops Fabricius, 1781
Systoechus subcontiguus Hesse, 1938
Systropus macilentus Wiedemann, 1820
Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781
Triplasius lateralis Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
14
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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