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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
63
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
47
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 131 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies50SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies78SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
47 Genera with 131 Species
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Afroestricus Scarbrough, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1964Charcoal Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Bombylisoma Rondani, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Caecanthrax Greathead, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cheorades1SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18055SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Desmatoneura Williston, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 196412SpeciesTaxom
Gonarthrus Bezzi, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1935Bee-like robber flies7SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1858Giant Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 20034SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Vespiodes Hesse, 02SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Xeramoeba Hesse, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
131 Species
Afroestricus sadaukii Scarbrough, 2005
Afroestricus sankofa Scarbrough, 2005
Anthrax dolomatus Bowden, 1964
Anthrax hemimelas Speiser, 1910
Anthrax pithecius Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax trixus Bowden, 1964
Apolysis flavipleurus Bowden, 1964
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bombylella argentata Fabricius, 1805
Bombylella fusciloba Bezzi, 1924
Bombylella nigriloba Bezzi, 1920
Bombylella parva Bowden, 1964
Bombylella plorans Bezzi, 1920
Bombylisoma senegalense Macquart, 1840
Caecanthrax inauratus Klug, 1832
Cheorades nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Choerades aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Choerades bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Choerades consistens Curran, 1928
Choerades iola Bromley, 1935
Choerades lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Damalis complecta Oldroyd, 1968
Damalis scutellata Oldroyd, 1970
Desmatoneura choreutes Bowden, 1964
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Eurycarenus dichopticus Bezzi, 1920
Eurycarenus lanatus Bowden, 1964
Euscelidia datis Walker, 1849
Euscelidia milva Dikow, 2003
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Exhyalanthrax costalis Bowden, 1964
Exhyalanthrax flammiger Walker, 1849
Exhyalanthrax occidabruptus Bowden, 1964
Exhyalanthrax transitus Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa ancilla Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa aurulans Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa biguttata Macquart, 1834
Exoprosopa latifrons Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa leucopepla Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa lunulata Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa pelurga Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa pusilla Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa robertii Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa simpsoni Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa tricolor Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa virgata Bowden, 1964
Gonarthrus leucomelas Bowden, 1975
Gonarthrus mutabilis Bowden, 1964
Gonarthrus xantholeucus Bowden, 1964
Gonioscelis whittingtoni Londt, 2004
Heligmonevra occidentalis Ricardo, 1925
Heteralonia (Homolonia) megerlei Meigen, 1820
Heteralonia nigerrima Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia oculata Macquart, 1840
Lamyra vorax Loew, 1858
Laphria bipenicillata Bigot, 1891
Laphria consistens Curran, 1928
Laphria contristans Hobby, 1948
Laphria iola Bromley, 1935
Laphria lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Laphria nigribimba Bromley, 1935
Laphria ricardoi Bromley, 1935
Ligyra melanoptera Bowden, 1964
Ligyra niveifrons Bezzi, 1914
Ligyra paris Bezzi, 1923
Ligyra sisyphus Fabricius, 1805
Litorhina corticeus Bezzi, 1924
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Micomitra anthracina Bowden, 1964
Oligopogon harlequini Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius orus Oldroyd, 1968
Ommatius pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Ommatius pulchellus Bromley, 1936
Petrorossia albula Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia caucasica Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia cognata Walker, 1849
Petrorossia consobrina Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia deducta Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia flavicans Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia obscurior Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia phthinoxantha Bowden, 1964
Philodicus alcimoides Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus doris Curran, 1927
Philodicus flavipes Blasdale, 1957
Philodicus fraternus Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Philodicus temerarius Walker, 1851
Proagonistes pliomelas Speiser, 1907
Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Promachus calcaratus Hobby, 1936
Promachus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus mesorrhachis Hobby, 1936
Promachus robertii Macquart, 1838
Promachus simpsoni Ricardo, 1920
Promachus trichozonus Loew, 1858
Pygommatius bingeri Oldroyd, 1968
Pygommatius brevicornis Curran, 1927
Pygommatius pectinus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius talus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Rhipidocephala morio Hermann, 1926
Scenopinus brunneus Kröber, 1913
Spogostylum dagomba Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum fracidum Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum fraterculum Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum fulvastrum Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum immaculata Bowden, 1964
Storthyngomerus tridentatus Fabricius, 1805
Systoechus atriceps Bowden, 1964
Systoechus lacus Bowden, 1964
Systoechus leoninus Bowden, 1964
Systoechus litoralis Bowden, 1964
Systoechus melanpogon Bezzi, 1912
Systoechus segetus Bowden, 1964
Systoechus subulinus Bowden, 1964
Systropus buettneri Enderlein, 1926
Systropus rufidulus Bowden, 1962
Systropus rufifemur Enderlein, 1926
Systropus rugosus Bezzi, 1924
Systropus sericeus Bezzi, 1924
Thyridanthrax kappa Bowden, 1964
Thyridanthrax perspicillaris Loew, 1869
Toxophora albivittata Bowden, 1964
Toxophora carcelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Toxophora maculipennis Karsch, 1886
Vespiodes pattersoni Bequaert, 1951
Vespiodes pettersoni
Villa disparilis Bowden, 1964
Villa sexfasciata Wiedemann, 1821
Xeramoeba gracilis Bowden, 1964

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
22
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
23
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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