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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Northern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
465
3632
6798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
464
3629
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
3523
6553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
298
2959
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
348
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
55
282
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
61
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
40
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Illinois
6 Families width 41 Species
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies27SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Illinois
40 Genera with 41 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1835
Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombomima Enderlein, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachylinga Irwin & Lyne..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1775Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pandivirilia Irwin & Lyne..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psilocephala Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchanthrax Painter, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1824Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Illinois
41 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachylinga bicolor Webb, 2006
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus virginicus Banks, 1920
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Pandivirilia melampodia Loew, 1869
Paravilla diagonalis Loew, 1869
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Rhynchanthrax parvicornis Loew, 1869
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Villa lateralis Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Northern Illinois
FamilyApioceridae
Bigot, 1852
Flower-loving flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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