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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
702
2003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
507
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
93
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
74
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Brazil
4 Families width 140 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies96SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies36SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Brazil
74 Genera with 140 Species
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Acronyches Williston, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Amblyonychus Hermann, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Anarmostus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18288SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1857Charcoal Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Ataenogera Krober, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Atonia Williston, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Austenmyia Carrera, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Blepharepium Rondani, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Caenarolia Thomson, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodontina Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotelus Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasyllis Loew, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1805Hanging Thief Robber Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Dissmeryngodes Hermann, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eccritosia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eraxasilus Carrera, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Gauromydas Wilcox, Papa..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1828Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hyperalonia Rondani, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumolaphria Carrera, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Lecania A.Massal., 1838Lecania lichen2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1851Bee Killers14SpeciesTaxom
Mapinguari Papavero & W..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megapoda Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Megonyx Hull, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Messiasia Andretta, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nyssomyia Hull, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Pilica Curran, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1848Giant Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protometer Artigas & Pa..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryclus Carrera, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Schildia Aldrich, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Smeryngolaphria Hermann, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Taurhynchus Artigas & Pa..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tocantinia Carrera, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Walkeromyia Paramonov, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
140 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Anarmostus iopterus Wiedemann, 1828
Anastoechus mellinus Francois, 1969
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma erythrogaster Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma heros Bromley, 1931
Andrenosoma lupus Bromley, 1931
Andrenosoma minos Bromley, 1931
Andrenosoma punctata Bromley, 1934
Andrenosoma pyrrhopyga Wiedemann, 1828
Andrenosoma xanthocnema Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax bistellus Walker, 1850
Anthrax cathetodaithmos Marston, 1970
Anthrax cephus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax conclusa Walker, 1857
Anthrax fenestralis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Thyridanthrax calochromatus Bezzi, 1921
Anthrax hyalacrus Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax lurida Walker, 1857
Aphoebantus dentei Andretta & C..., 1952
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus hebes Walker, 1855
Asilus longiusculus Walker, 1855
Asilus sericans Walker, 1857
Asilus sexmaculatus Walker, 1855
Ataenogera irwini Hauser & Webb, 2007
Atomosia bequaerti Bromley, 1934
Atonia ancylocera Schiner, 1868
Atractia pluviatilis Carrera, 1960
Austenmyia amazona Carrera, 1955
Blepharepium coarctatum Perty, 1833
Blepharepium luridum Rondani, 1848
Blepharepium maculipennis Macquart, 1855
Caenarolia tessellatus Wiedemann, 1828
Chrysanthrax conclusa Walker, 1857
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Ctenodontina rufipes Macquart, 1838
Cyclotelus vetusta
Cyrtopogon dasyllis Williston, 1893
Cytherea costata Bigot, 1892
Damalis divisa Walker, 1855
Dasyllis fascipennis Macquart, 1834
Dasypogon insertus Walker, 1851
Dasypogon tripartitus Walker, 1854
Diogmites aberans Wiedemann, 1821
Diogmites castaneus Macquart, 1838
Diogmites inclusus Walker, 1851
Diogmites platypterus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites reficulatus Fabricius, 1805
Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein, 1914
Diplosynapsis chela Vieira & Rafael, 2016
Diplosynapsis uncinata Vieira & Rafael, 2016
Dissmeryngodes dispar Walker, 1855
Efferia amazonica Bromley, 1934
Efferia dilecta Walker, 1855
Efferia parva Walker, 1855
Eicherax fulvithorax Macquart, 1838
Erax parphorus (Walker, 1851)⇒ Eicherax fulvithorax Macquart, 1838
Exoprosopa convexa Walker, 1857
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Gauromydas heros Perty, 1833Largest fly
Heterostylum evenhuisi Cunha & Lamas, 2005
Heterostylum ferrugineum Fabricius, 1805
Heterostylum rufum Oliver, 1789
Holcocephala rufithorax Wiedemann, 1828
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Hyperalonia coeruleiventris Macquart, 1846
Hyperalonia erythrocephala Fabricius, 1805
Hyperalonia surinamensis Rondani, 1863
Ichneumolaphria schachti Geller-Grimm, 1997
Lampria bicolor Wiedemann, 1828
Lampria clavipes Fabricius, 1805
Lampria scapularis Bigot, 1878
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Lecania femorata Macquart, 1838
Lecania rufipes Macquart, 1838
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Lepidophora secutor Walker, 1857
Leptogaster annulipes (Walker, 1855)⇒ Leptogaster doleschalli Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster doleschalli Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster ferrugineus Walker, 1855
Leptomydas danaus Bowden, 1983
Ligyra bizona Walker, 1850
Ligyra fenestralis Wiedemann, 1830
Ligyra harpyia Wiedemann, 1828
Ligyra klugii Wiedemann, 1830
Ligyra proserpina Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora aria Curran, 1941
Mallophora bassleri Curran, 1941
Mallophora cinerascens Walker, 1855
Mallophora clavitarsis Curran, 1941
Mallophora dallasi Gemignani, 1931
Mallophora fascipennis (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Mallophora fusca Bromley, 1934
Mallophora neta Curran, 1941
Mallophora nigritarsis Fabricius, 1805
Mallophora purpurea Walker, 1850
Mallophora robusta Wiedemann, 1828
Mallophora scopitarsis Rondani, 1863
Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838
Mallophora xylocopiides Walker, 1851
Mapinguari polita Wiedemann, 1828
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megapoda labiata Fabricius, 1805
Megonyx giganteus Hull, 1962
Messiasia zikani Andretta, 1951
Mydas argyrostomus Gerstaeker, 1868
Mydas nitidulus Olivier, 1811
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Nyssomyia anduzei Rozeboom, 1942
Nyssomyia antunesi Coutinho, 1939
Nyssomyia sylvicola Floch & Abon..., 1945
Nyssomyia umbratilis Ward & Fraiha, 1977
Nyssomyia whitmani Antunes & Co..., 1939
Ommatius costatus Rondani, 1850
Ommatius dentatus Scarbrough, 1993
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius neotropicus Curran, 1928
Ommatius norma Curran, 1928
Phthiria lurida Walker, 1857
Phthiria rhomphaea Seguy, 1963
Proctacanthus basifascia Walker, 1855
Proctacanthus dina Curran, 1934
Promachus breviusculus Walker, 1855
Promachus flavifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Promachus macquartii Rondani, 1848
Protometer evae Artigas & Pa..., 1997
Pseudoryclus rufiventris Roeder, 1887
Schildia caliginosa Dikow & Bayless, 2009
Schildia gracillimus Walker, 1855
Smeryngolaphria gorayebi Artigas & Pa..., 1988
Smeryngolaphria maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Systropus columbianus Karsch, 1880
Thyridanthrax calochromatus Bezzi, 1921
Tocantinia misera Walker, 1854
Toxophora aurea Macquart, 1848
Toxophora lepidocera (d’Andretta..., 1950)⇒ Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828
Toxophora verona (Curran, 1934)⇒ Toxophora aurea Macquart, 1848
Villa lineata Walker, 1857
Walkeromyia lurida Walker, 1857

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in North Brazil
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
50
96
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
17
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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