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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
45
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
29
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
3 Families width 52 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies22SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies28SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
29 Genera with 52 Species
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Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1887Charcoal Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1794Greater Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Diplocampta Schiner, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Elcaribe Webb, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Heterostylum Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Thevenetimyia Bigot, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Xenox Evenhuis, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
52 Species
Andrenosoma chalybeum Williston, 1885
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax eumenes (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Hemipenthes eumenes Osten Sacken, 1887
Anthrax gideon Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax insulanus Marston, 1970
Anthrax seriepunctatus (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Spogostylum seriepunctatus Osten Sacken, 1887
Atomosia danforthi Curran, 1935
Atomosia rica Curran, 1935
Beameromyia quaterna Scarbrough, 1997
Bombylius (Bombylius) semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Bombylius calus Hall & Evenhuis, 1981
Bombylius fisheri Evenhuis, 1984
Bombylius quadricolor Evenhuis, 1984
Bombylius senilis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Bombylius semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Cerotainia sola Scarbrough &..., 2006
Chrysanthrax ceria Williston, 1901
Diplocampta roederi Curran, 1931
Efferia forbesi Curran, 1931
Efferia montensis Scarbrough &..., 2009
Efferia portoricensis Hine, 1919
Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775
Elcaribe abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Elcaribe guanaensis Webb, 2006
Erax portoricensis (Hine, 1919)⇒ Nerax portoricensis Hine, 1919
Exoprosopa cubana Loew, 1869Butte County checkerbloom
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron senilis Fabricius, 1794
Hemipenthes bigradatus Loew, 1869
Hemipenthes eumenes Osten Sacken, 1887
Hemipenthes pleuralis Williston, 1901
Heterostylum ferrugineum Fabricius, 1805
Lepidanthrax hyposelus Hall, 1976
Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nerax forbesi Curran, 1931
Nerax portoricensis Hine, 1919
Nerax stylatus Fabricius, 1775
Ommatius falcatus Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius monensis Scarbrough, 1984
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Paravilla borea Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Phthiria fasciventris Curran, 1928
Proagonistes ufens Walker, 1849
Proctacanthus danforthi Curran, 1951
Spogostylum seriepunctatus Osten Sacken, 1887
Thevenetimyia fascipennis Williston, 1901
Townsendia argyrata Curran, 1926
Villa fauna Fabricius, 1805
Villa fusca Fabricius, 1805
Villa gorgon Fabricius, 1805
Xenox habrosus Marston, 1970

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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