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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
412
2750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
289
2191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Republic South Africa
7 Families width 2191 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies996SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies917SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies147SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies21SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies88SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Republic South Africa
FamilyApioceridae
Bigot, 1852
Flower-loving flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
132
996
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
94
917
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
22
147
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMythicomyiidae
Melander, 1902
Micro Bee Flies, Microbombyliids
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
25
88
Genera
Species

Taxom



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