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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
658
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
467
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
87
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
49
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Ontario
5 Families width 72 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies38SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies28SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Ontario
49 Genera with 72 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1863Greater Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1849Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19607SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
72 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Aleucosia hemiteles Schiner, 1868
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Bombylius (Bombylius) anthophilus Evenhuis, 1983
Bombylius (Bombylius) discolor (Mikan, 1796)⇒ Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon vandykei Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dipalta banksi Johnson, 1921Huron Shore Bee Fly
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Exoprosopa decora Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Geron halli Hall & Evenhuis, 2003
Hemipenthes seminiger Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Hemipenthes webberi Johnson, 1919
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Nannocyrtopogon nigricolor Coquillett, 1904
Nannocyrtopogon nitidus Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neoitamus terminalis Hine, 1909
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Paravilla separata Walker, 1852Paravilla Separata
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Spiriverpa senex Walker, 1848
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Villa arenicola (Johnson, 1908)⇒ Villa psammina Cole, 1960
Villa hypomelas Macquart, 1840
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa nigra (Cresson, 1916)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa nigricauda Loew, 1869
Villa pretiosa Coquillett, 1887
Villa psammina Cole, 1960

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Central Ontario
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
27
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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