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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
1126
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
845
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
127
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
85
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombia
5 Families width 173 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies124SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies38SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies5SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies5SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombia
85 Genera with 173 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTV
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Albibarbefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1846Charcoal Bee Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Aphamartania Schiner, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Brachylinga Irwin & Lyne..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Centrolaphria Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Chromolepida Cole, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Creolestes Hull, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomerinx Enderlein, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodontina Enderlein, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1821Hanging Thief Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dissmeryngodes Hermann, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eumecosoma Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Gauromydas Wilcox, Papa..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1805Gnat Ogres5SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hyperalonia Rondani, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Insulatitan Metz & Irwin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1846Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lastaurus Loew, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Leptopteromyia Williston, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Lindneria Mannheims, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocondyla Rondani, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1838Bee Killers15SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Notolomatia Greathead, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 199310SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Philonotus Neuhaus, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Plyomydas Wilcox & Pap..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1846Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Protomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Senobasis Macquart, 18686SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Stizolestes Hull, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Systellogaster Hermann, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Taurhynchus Artigas & Pa..., 19345SpeciesTaxom
Threnia Schiner, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Triclioscelis Roeder, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18462SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
173 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Albibarbefferia heteroptera Macquart, 1846
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Andrenosoma erythropyga Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma xanthocnema Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax cathetodaithmos Marston, 1970
Anthrax diminutiva Macquart, 1846
Anthrax gradata Macquart, 1847
Anthrax ignea Macquart, 1846
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax latifimbria Walker, 1852
Anthrax latifimbrius Walker, 1852
Anthrax latreillei (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax luctuosus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax procedens Walker, 1852
Anthrax vigina Macquart, 1846
Aphamartania flavipennis Macquart, 1846
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes chocoanus Pérez Gutiér..., 2012
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus albipilosus Macquart, 1846
Asilus caeruleiventris Macquart, 1846
Asilus colombiae Macquart, 1838
Asilus gamaxus Walker, 1851
Asilus lebasii Macquart, 1838
Asilus tatius Walker, 1851
Atomosia nigroaenea Walker, 1851
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Blepharepium annulatum Bigot, 1857
Blepharepium sonorensis Papavero & B..., 1973Norwegian cinquefoil
Brachylinga punctifrons Kroeber, 1914
Brachylinga xanthoperna Irwin & Webb, 1992
Centrolaphria columbiana Enderlein, 1914
Cerotainia argyropus Schiner, 1868
Cerotainia aurata Schiner, 1868
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cerotainia propinqua Schiner, 1868
Chromolepida pruinosa Coquillett, 1904
Chrysanthrax bipartita Bigot, 1892
Chrysanthrax dichotomus Schiner, 1868
Chrysanthrax partita Tabet & Hall, 1987Santa Cruz star leaf
Chrysanthrax procedens Walker, 1852
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Creolestes cinereum Bigot, 1878
Cryptomerinx laphricornis Enderlein, 1914
Cryptomerinx laphriicornis Enderlein, 1914
Ctenodontina martini Fisher, 1992
Ctenodontina pectinatipes Enderlein, 1914
Cyrtopogon montanus wilcoxi James, 1942
Dasypogon flavipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Dasypogon funebris Macquart, 1838
Dasypogon lebasii Macquart, 1838
Diogmites amethistinus Carrera, 1953
Diogmites castaneus Macquart, 1838
Diogmites winthemi Wiedemann, 1821
Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914
Dissmeryngodes nigripes Macquart, 1838
Dysmachus boviei Desbrochers, 1906
Eccritosia barbata Fabricius, 1787
Eccritosia zamon Townsend, 1895
Efferia affinis Bellardi, 1861
Efferia bromleyi Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia halterata Enderlein, 1914
Efferia pina Scarbrough, 2008
Efferia stimicon Walker, 1851
Eicherax costatus Schiner, 1868
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Exoprosopa acrospila Bezzi, 1923
Exoprosopa antica (Walker, 1852)⇒ Ligyra antica Walker, 1871
Exoprosopa argentifasciata Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Exoprosopa dichotoma Schiner, 1868
Exoprosopa panamensis Curran, 1930
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Gauromydas heros Perty, 1833Largest fly
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes ignea Macquart, 1846
Heterostylum hirsutum Thunberg, 1827
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala analis Macquart, 1846
Holcocephala deltoidea Bellardi, 1861
Holcocephala nodosipes Enderlein, 1914
Holcocephala oculata Fabricius, 1805
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Hyperalonia chilensis Rondani, 1863
Hyperalonia surinamensis Rondani, 1863
Insulatitan longipes Loew, 1869
Laphria rubescens Bigot, 1878
Laphria venezuelensis Macquart, 1846
Laphria violacea Macquart, 1846
Laphystia columbina Schiner, 1868
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lastaurus fallax Macquart, 1846
Lastaurus fenestratus Bigot, 1878
Lastaurus lugubris Macquart, 1846
Lastaurus mallophorides Walker, 1851
Lastaurus mutabilis Loew, 1851
Lepidanthrax calyptus Hall, 1976
Leptogaster crockeri Curran, 1936
Leptogaster nubeculosa Bigot, 1878
Leptopteromyia colombiae Martin, 1971
Ligyra antica Walker, 1871
Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Lindneria dicosta Metz & Irwin, 2000
Macrocondyla flavinervis Macquart, 1846
Mallophora argentipes Macquart, 1838
Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834Black Bee Killer
Mallophora calida Fabricius, 1787
Mallophora cingulata Artigas & An..., 1980
Mallophora inca Curran, 1941
Mallophora lecotricha Carrera & An..., 1953
Mallophora media Clements, 1969
Mallophora minos Wiedemann, 1824
Mallophora nigrifemorata Macquart, 1838
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora orcina Wiedemann, 1828Southern Bee Killer
Mallophora parasylveirii Artigas & An..., 1980
Mallophora pluto Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora pulchella Curran, 1925
Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas argyrostomus Gerstaeker, 1868
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Nerax affinis Bellardi, 1861
Notolomatia melanoloma Hesse, 1956
Nyssomyia yuilli Young & Porter, 1972
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius ampliatus Scarbrough, 2002
Ommatius angulosus Scarbrough, 2002
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius costatus Rondani, 1850
Ommatius dolabriformis Scarbrough, 2002
Ommatius erythropus Schiner, 1867
Ommatius orenoquensis Bigot, 1876
Ommatius rufipes Macquart, 1838
Ommatius scopifer Schiner, 1868
Ommatius uncatus Scarbrough, 1993
Plyomydas peruviensis Wilcox & Pap..., 1971
Proctacanthus aurolineatus Macquart, 1846
Proctacanthus bromleyi Curran, 1931
Proctacanthus flavipennis Macquart, 1846
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus mystaceus Macquart, 1846
Proctacanthus salti Curran, 1934
Promachus fuscipennis Macquart, 1846
Protomydas dives Westwood, 1841
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Pygommatius dasypogon Oldroyd, 1939
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Senobasis aedon Walker, 1849
Senobasis analis Macquart, 1838
Senobasis clavigera Rondani, 1850
Senobasis corsair Bromley, 1951
Senobasis mendax Curran, 1934
Senobasis staurophora Schiner, 1868
Stizolestes nigriventris Philippi, 1865
Systellogaster gahani Wallace, 1973
Systropus columbianus Karsch, 1880
Taurhynchus aurolineatus Macquart, 1846
Taurhynchus bromleyi Curran, 1931
Taurhynchus flavipennis Macquart, 1846
Taurhynchus mystaceus Macquart, 1846
Taurhynchus salti Curran, 1934
Toxophora cupreus Fabricius, 1787
Triclioscelis perfecta Curran, 1934
Triclioscelis salti Curran, 1931
Triorla spinosa Tomasovic, 2002
Triorla striola Fabricius, 1805
Villa colombiana Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Villa diminutiva Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Colombia
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
58
124
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
18
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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