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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1686
7019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
1128
3904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
150
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
90
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
6 Families width 194 Species and 1 Subspecies
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies11SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies35SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies144SpeciesTaxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936Hilarimorphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
90 Genera with 194 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTVZ
Acrosathe Irwin & Lyne..., 19883SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1916Charcoal Bee Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1916Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cephenius Enderlein, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19988SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cliorismia Enderlein, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomyia Bigot, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dialineura Rondani, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Dicolonus Loew, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Goneccalypsis Hermann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Grypoctonus Speiser, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hilarimorpha Schiner, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopheromerus Becker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hyperalonia Rondani, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lagynogaster Hermann, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1916Bee-like robber flies15SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 191715SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Mactea Richter & Ma..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodontina Enderlein, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18286SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Orophotus Becker, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pagidolaphria Hermann, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pandivirilia Irwin & Lyne..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Procyclotelus Nagatomi & L..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1887Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopogon Loew, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Satyramoeba Sack, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Theodoria Hradský & Hü..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1905Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Trichomachimus Engel, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Zelamyia Londt, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
194 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrosathe stylata Lyneborg, 1986
Acrosathe tashimai Nagatomi & L..., 1988
Acrosathe yoshikoae Nagatomi & L..., 1988
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Ammophilomima amamiensis Kuroda & Ohishi, 2019
Ammophilomima rikioi Kuroda & Ohishi, 2019
Ammophilomima trifida Hsia, 1949
Anastoechus nitidulus Fabricius, 1794
Anastoechus suzukii Matsumura, 1916
Andrenosoma otanegawana Matsumura, 1916
Anthrax aygulus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax distigma Wiedemann, 1828Bee fly
Anthrax koshunensis Matsumura, 1916Fly
Anthrax limbata (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Villa limbata Coquillett, 1898
Anthrax putealis Matsumura, 1905
Anthrax yamashiroensis (Matsumura, 1916)⇒ Brachyanax aterrimus Doleschall, 1859
Antipalus pedestris Becker, 1925
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus bevistylus (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Eutolmus bevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Asilus brevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Asilus fallaciosus Matsumura, 1916
Asilus okinawensis Matsumura, 1916
Asilus scutellaris (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Trichomachimus scutellaris Coquillett, 1898
Asilus virgatipes (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Astochia virgatipes Coquillett, 1898
Astochia completa Becker, 1926
Astochia philus Walker, 1849
Astochia virgatipes Coquillett, 1898
Bombylius (Bombylius) atriceps Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius shibakawae Matsumura, 1916
Brachyanax aterrimus Doleschall, 1859
Ceraturgus kawamurae Matsumura, 1916
Choerades caucasicus Richter & Ma..., 1971
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades isshikii Matsumura, 1916
Choerades japonicus Matsumura, 1931
Choerades komurae Matsumura, 1911
Choerades komurai Matsumura Ma..., 0
Choerades nigrovittatus Matsumura, 1916
Choerades yaeyamana Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Clinopogon sauteri Bezzi, 1910
Cliorismia latiphalangis Nagatomi & L..., 1987
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794
Cophinopoda oldroydi Tsacas & Art..., 1994
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon pictipennis Coquillett, 1899
Cyrtopogon pulchripes Loew, 1871
Damalis vitripennis Osten-sacken, 1882
Dasypogon japonica (Bigot, 1878)⇒ Molobratia japonica Bigot, 1878
Dialineura albata Coquillett, 1898
Dialineura shozii Nagatomi & L..., 1988
Dicolonus argentatus Matsumura, 1916
Dioctria nakanensis Matsumura, 1916
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eupalamus giganteus Uchida, 1928
Eutolmus bevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Eutolmus brevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Eutolmus niger Hradský & Hü..., 1985
Eutolmus ohirai Hradský & Hü..., 1985
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Exhyalanthrax auctellus Shiraki, 1932
Exhyalanthrax ogasawarensis Matsumura, 1916
Exoprosopa pelurga Bowden, 1964
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Goneccalypsis lucida Hermann, 1912
Grypoctonus aino (Speiser, 1928)⇒ Grypoctonus hatakeyamae Matsumura, 1916
Grypoctonus daimyo Speiser, 1928
Grypoctonus hatakeyamae Matsumura, 1916
Hemipenthes jezoensis Matsumura, 1916
Hilarimorpha nigra Saigusa, 1973
Holopogon japonicus Nagatomi, 1983
Hoplopheromerus armatipes Macquart, 1855
Hyperalonia similis (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Ligyra similis Coquillett, 1898
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra isshikii Matsumura, 1916
Lamyra komure Matsumura, 1911
Lamyra nigrovittata Matsumura, 1916
Lamyra yaeyamana Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Laphria azurea Hermann, 1914
Laphria blumei (Wulp, 1872)⇒ Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria dispar (Coquillett, 1899)⇒ Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria flavidorsum Matsumura, 1916
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria hakiensis Matsumura, 1916
Laphria karafutonis Matsumura, 1916
Laphria mitsukurii Coquillett, 1899
Laphria okinawensis Matsumura, 1916
Laphria remota Hermann, 1914
Laphria rufa Von Roeder, 1887
Laphria sapporensis Matsumura, 1911
Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828
Laphria yamatonis Matsumura, 1916
Lasiopogon akaishii Hradsky, 1981
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon hinei Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon rokuroi Hradsky, 1981
Leptogaster abdominalis Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster augusta Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster basilaris Coquillett, 1899
Leptogaster dorospicta Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster dorsopicta Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster eoa Lehr, 1961
Leptogaster filiventris Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster flaviventris Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster freyi Bromley, 1951
Leptogaster fulvicrus Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster koshunensis Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster minimensis (Matsumura, 1916)⇒ Psilonyx minimensis Matsumura, 1916
Leptogaster pilosella Hermann, 1917
Leptogaster spinulosa (Meijere, 1914)⇒ Leptogaster koshunensis Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster trimucronotata Hermann, 1917
Ligyra flavofasciata Macquart, 1855
Ligyra latipennis Paramonov, 1931
Ligyra similis Coquillett, 1898
Ligyra tantalus Fabricius, 1794
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus asiaticus Becker, 1925
Machimus hisamatsui Tagawa, 1981
Mactea matsumurai Hradsky & Ge..., 2003
Mactea otanegovana Matsumura, 1916
Maira aterrima Harmann, 1914
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodontina insula Scarbrough &..., 2000
Merodontina silvatica Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Merodontina thaiensis Scarbrough &..., 2000
Mesoleptogaster fulvicrus Hsia, 1949
Microstylum dimorphum Matsumura, 1916
Microstylum dux Wiedemann, 1828
Microstylum oberthürii Wulp, 1896
Microstylum oberthuerii (Wulp, 1896)⇒ Microstylum oberthurii Wulp, 1878
Microstylum oberthurii Wulp, 1878
Microstylum spectrum (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Microstylum dux Wiedemann, 1828
Molobratia japonica Bigot, 1878
Molobratia kanoi Hradsky, 1980
Molobratia nipponi Hradsky, 1980
Molobratia sapporensis Matsumura, 1916
Molobratia takasagensis Matsumura, 1916
Molobratia triangulata Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Myelaphus dispar Loew, 1873
Myelaphus jozanus Matsumura, 1916
Mythicomyia hybos Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Neoitamus angusticornis Loew, 1858
Neoitamus castaneipennis Tagawa, 1981
Neoitamus castneipennis Tagawa, 1981
Neoitamus cothurnatus univittatus Loew, 1871 Loew, 1871
Neoitamus fertilis Becker, 1925
Neoitamus ishiharai Tagawa, 1981
Neoitamus univittatus Loew, 1871
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Orophotus univittatus Becker, 1925
Orthogonis nitididorsalis Tagawa, 2006
Pagidolaphria chrysotelus Walker, 1855
Pandivirilia sapporensis Matsumura, 1916
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Philonicus ionescui Tsacas & Wei..., 1977
Philonicus nagatomii Utsuki, 2008
Phthiria rhomphaea Seguy, 1963
Pogonosoma funebris Hermann, 1914
Procyclotelus elegans Nagatomi & L..., 1987
Promachus albicinctus Ricardo, 1900
Promachus ater Coquillett, 1899
Promachus indigenus Becker, 1925
Promachus yesonicus Bigot, 1887Shioya-abu
Psilonyx minimensis Matsumura, 1916
Pycnopogon apicalis Matsumura, 1916
Pycnopogon nikkoensis Matsumura, 1916
Pygommatius dasypogon Oldroyd, 1939
Saropogon flavicinctus Wiedemann, 1820
Satyramoeba hetrusca Fabricius, 1794
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Scenopinus japonicus Seguy, 1920
Scylaticus sayano Nagatomi, 1983
Spiriverpa argentata Matsumura, 1905
Stichopogon gracilifemur Nagatomi, 1983
Stichopogon infuscatus Bezzi, 1910
Systropus luridus Zaitzev, 1977
Systropus nitobei Matsumura, 1916
Systropus suzukii Matsumura, 1916
Theodoria kimurai Hradský & Hü..., 1984
Thereva ishikariana Matsumura, 1916
Thereva major Matsumura, 1905
Tolmerus hisamatsui Tagawa, 1981
Trichomachimus scutellaris Coquillett, 1898
Villa limbata Coquillett, 1898
Villa myrmeleonostena Baba, 1953
Zelamyia alyctus Londt, 2005

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Japan
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
58
144
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
22
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHilarimorphidae
Hendel, 1936
Hilarimorphid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
1
1
Genus
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
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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