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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
235
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
187
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
44
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
39
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Contra Costa County
6 Families width 43 Species
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies23SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Contra Costa County
39 Genera with 43 Species
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Acrosathe Irwin & Lyne..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1982Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1849Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Prorates Melander, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Thevenemyia Bigot, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Zabrops Hull, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
43 Species
Acrosathe otiosa Coquillett, 1893
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax eumenes (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Hemipenthes eumenes Osten Sacken, 1887
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Apiocera barri Cazier, 1982
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Bombylius (Bombylius) albicapillus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Cophura fergusoni Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Cyrtopogon montanus (Loew, 1874)⇒ Cyrtopogon culminus Bigot, 1885
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa doris Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Exoprosopa painterorum Johnson & Jo..., 1960Dry chickweed
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Hemipenthes inops Coquillett, 1887
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Holopogon atrifrons Cole, 1924
Holopogon stellatus Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Laphria sackeni (Banks, 1917)⇒ Laphria asackeni Wilcox, 1965
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Leptogaster cultaventris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon hurdi Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Prorates claripennis Melander, 1906Common sandweed
Rhaphiomidas trochilus Coquillett, 1892
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Stenopogon jubatoides Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon obscuriventris Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Thyridanthrax nugator Coquillett, 1887
Zabrops wilcoxi Fisher, 1977

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

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
22
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
3
3
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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