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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
383
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
282
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
48
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
33
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
4 Families width 62 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies36SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies20SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
33 Genera with 62 Species
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Andrenosoma Rondani, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1849Charcoal Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1773Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Elcaribe Webb, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hyperalonia Rondani, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1965Bee Killers2SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplocampta Curran, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Penniverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Phellopteron Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Schildia Aldrich, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
62 Species
Andrenosoma aricenniae Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma avicenniae Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax delicatula Walker, 1849
Anthrax ignifera (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exoprosopa insignifera Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Anthrax latreillei (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Anthrax proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax subfascia Walker, 1849
Apachekolos clavipes Johnson, 1897
Apolysis sipho Melander, 1946
Beameromyia chrysops Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia graminicola Farr, 1963
Beameromyia melana Scarbrough, 1997
Bombylius plumipes Drury, 1773
Cerotainia jamaicensis Johnson, 1919
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Efferia caudex Walker, 1849
Efferia gossei Farr, 1965
Efferia haloesus Walker, 1849
Elcaribe abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Elcaribe obscurus Coquillett, 1893
Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973
Exoprosopa ignifera (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exoprosopa insignifera Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Exoprosopa insignifera Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa subfascia Walker, 1849
Geron farri Scarbrough, 1985
Hemipenthes bigradatus Loew, 1869
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Hyperalonia gargantua (Knab, 1915)⇒ Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Lampria splendens Macquart, 1834
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Leptogaster bengryi Farr, 1963
Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963
Leptogaster longipes Walker, 1858
Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963
Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Ligyra latreillei Wiedemann, 1830
Ligyra proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora bellengeri Farr, 1965
Mallophora bellingeri Farr, 1965
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neodiplocampta painteri Hull & Martin, 1974
Neodiplocampta parva Loew, 1869
Nerax caudex Walker, 1849
Nerax gossei Farr, 1965
Nerax haloesus Walker, 1849
Ommatius alexanderi Farr, 1965
Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965
Ommatius oreophilus Farr, 1965
Ommatius saccas Walker, 1849
Penniverpa insular Webb, 2008
Phellopteron farri Hull, 1962
Plesiomma lineatum Fabricius, 1781
Psilonyx arawak Farr, 1963
Scenopinus buscki Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Scenopinus pygmaeus Loew, 1857
Schildia jamaicensis Farr, 1962
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Villa fusca Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Jamaica
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
19
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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