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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
9687
27461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
749
9681
27454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
9430
26835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7648
23452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1274
3379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
914
2267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
191
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
108
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metropolitan France
7 Families width 173 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies94SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies8SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies63SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metropolitan France
108 Genera with 173 Species
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Ablautus Loew, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Agapophytus Guérin-Ménev..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1804Charcoal Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Antonia Pohl, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1886Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Asiola Daniels, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1798Greater Bee Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Corsomyza Wiedemann, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Desmatoneura Williston, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Elektrophthiria Nel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Eoacridophagus Myskowiak & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Eocenotrichia Garrouste & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurodoliopteryx Nel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies7SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18286SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mauropteron Daniels, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mitrodetus Gerstaecker, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Neoaratus Ricardo, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Palaeogeron Meunier, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paleolomatia Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Paradolichomyia Nel & De Ploëg, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Permessus Piton & Théo..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Pipinnipons Winterton, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Praecytherea Theobald, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Proplatypygus Hennig, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorus Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Sisyromyia White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Taenogerella Winterton & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1758Stiletto flies5SpeciesTaxom
Thraxan Yeates & Lam..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Usia Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
173 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Agapophytus dioctriaeformis Schiner, 1868
Alcimus longipes Macquart, 1838
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Anthrax asciculus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Anthrax confluensis Roberts, 1928
Anthrax provincialis Handlirsch, 1907
Anthrax trifasciatus Meigen, 1804
Antonia cercoplecta Hesse, 1956
Apiocera augur Osten Sacken, 1886
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus sannoisiensis Meunier, 1915
Asiola fasciata Daniels, 1977
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Bombylella atra Scopoli, 1763
Bombylius (Bombylius) canescens Mikan, 1796Western bee-fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) depereti F. Meunier, 1915
Bombylius (Bombylius) discolor (Mikan, 1796)⇒ Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius (Bombylius) fimbriatus Meigen, 1820
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) medius Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius (Bombylius) niveus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Anastoechus nividulus Evenhuis & G..., 1999
Bombylius (Bombylius) pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781Pygmy Bee Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) venosus Mikan, 1796
Bombylius (Zephyrectes) cruciatus Fabricius, 1798
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Cerdistus armatus Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus ruficoxatus Macquart, 1850
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Comptosia stria Walker, 1849
Conophorus painteri Priddy, 1958Giant milkvetch
Cophura brevicornis melanochaeta
Corsomyza minuscula Hesse, 1938
Cyrtopogon fimbriatus Meigen, 1820
Cytherea elegans Paramonov, 1930
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Dasypogon pumilus Macquart, 1838
Dasypogon rubiginipennis Macquart, 1838
Desmatoneura meridionalis Hesse, 1956
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dioctria nakanensis Matsumura, 1916
Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002
Dischistus tertiarius N. Theobald, 1937
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Efferia argyrosoma Hine, 1911
Efferia caliente Wilcox, 1966
Efferia mortensoni Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Elektrophthiria magnifica A. Nel, 2006
Eoacridophagus azari Myskowiak & al., 2016
Eocenotrichia magnifica Garrouste & al., 2016
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eurodoliopteryx inexpectatus A. Nel, 2006
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Exoprosopa capucina Fabricius, 1781
Exoprosopa minos Meigen, 1804
Exoprosopa romani N. Theobald, 1937
Exoprosopa sanctipauli Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron figuratus N. Theobald, 1937
Geron hesperidum Frey, 1936
Glaphyropyga aristata Carrera, 1950
Hemipenthes maura Linnaeus, 1758
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes provincialis Handlirsch, 1907
Hemipenthes velutina Meigen, 1820
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Lamyra fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia tolandi Wilcox, 1960
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962Hunchback Bee Fly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Ligyra punctipennis Macquart, 1850
Lomatia belzebul Fabricius, 1794
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus (Machimus) dasypygus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) fimbriatus Meigen, 1804
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus chrysitis Meigen, 1820
Machimus kollmanni J. Timon-David, 1944
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Mauropteron pelago Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaphorus pulchrus Pritchard, 1935
Metapogon punctipennis Coquillett, 1904
Micomitra iris Loew, 1869
Mitrodetus dentitarsis Macquart, 1850
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Mythicomyia atrita Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia hybos Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Neoaratus hercules Wiedemann, 1828
Neoitamus angusticornis Loew, 1858
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neolophonotus fimbriatus Hull, 1967
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus schoemani Londt, 1985
Neomochtherus californicus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius gemma Brimley, 1928
Palaeogeron vetustus F. Meunier, 1914
Paleolomatia menatensis A. Nel, 2008
Paradolichomyia eocenica A. Nel, 2004
Permessus asiloides L. Piton, 1939
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Phthiria fulva (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Phthiria pulicaria Mikan, 1796
Phthiria oligocenica J. Timon-David, 1944
Pipinnipons kroeberi Winterton, 2001
Pogonosoma maroccanum Fabricius, 1794
Praecytherea sardii N. Theobald, 1937
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Proplatypygus matilei A. Nel, 2004
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Scenopinus gossypius Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Scylaticus miniatus Becker, 1915
Sisyromyia aurata Walker, 1849Sisyromyia Aurata
Sisyromyia rutila Walker, 1849
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon sabaudus Fabricius, 1794
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Systoechus inordinatus Hesse, 1938
Taenogerella elizabethae Winterton, I..., 1999
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Thereva inornata Verrall, 1909Light Scottish stiletto
Thereva marcelini Theobald, 1937
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Thereva plebeja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thereva occulta Becker, 1908
Thraxan cinctus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Tolmerus calceatus Meigen, 1820
Toxophora fuscipennis Macquart, 1840
Trichardis eburacta
Trichardis turneri Oldroyd, 1974
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Usia (Usia) florea Fabricius, 1794
Villa gorgon Fabricius, 1805
Villa hottentotta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Villa modesta Meigen, 1820
Villa modesta Meigen, 1820Dune villa
Villa panisca Rossi, 1790
Villa venusta Meigen, 1820Heath villa
Zosteria calignea Daniels, 1987

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Metropolitan France
FamilyApioceridae
Bigot, 1852
Flower-loving flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
62
94
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
35
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHilarimorphidae
Hendel, 1936
Hilarimorphid flies
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMythicomyiidae
Melander, 1902
Micro Bee Flies, Microbombyliids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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