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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
604
1318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
499
887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
73
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
42
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
6 Families width 53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies26SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies17SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
42 Genera with 53 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPST
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1805Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1982Flower-loving flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Apystomyia Melander, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrhopala Macquart, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Chymedax Hull, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Lepidanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Litolinga Irwin & Lyne..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mythenteles Hall & Evenhuis, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Penniverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Thevenetimyia Bigot, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax semiscitus Walker, 1856
Anthrax simson (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Xenox simson Fabricius, 1805
Apiocera horticolis Cazier, 1982
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Apystomyia elinguis Melander, 1950Rape
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Brachyanax aterrimus Doleschall, 1859
Brachyanax magnipennis Evenhuis, 1981
Brachyanax oceanicus Evenhuis, 1981
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) brunnea Clements, 2000
Brachyrhopala (Vespina) soluta Walker, 1861
Brachyrhopala soluta solomonis Clement, 2000
Brachyrhopala solomonis Clement, 2000
Chymedax delicatulus Hull, 1958
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Colepia ingloria Mac Leay, 1827
Cophinopoda garnotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Geron (Plichtamyia) albihalteris Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) erythroccipitalis Evenhuis, 1979
Geron (Plichtamyia) opacus Bowden, 1971
Glabellula rotundipennis Melander, 1950Rape
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Irwiniella lateralis Eschscholtz, 1822
Leptogaster crockeri Curran, 1936
Leptogaster obscuripes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Ligyra doryca Boisduval, 1835
Ligyra leptyna Bowden, 1971
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Litolinga tergisa Say, 1823
Maira hirta Meijere, 1913
Maira sodalis Walker, 1858
Maira splendida Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Maira whitneyi Curran, 1936
Maira willowsi Curran, 1936
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Mydas atratus Macquart, 1838
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas maculiventris Westwood, 1835
Myelaphus lobicornis Osten-sacken, 1877
Mythenteles propleuralis Melander, 1946
Mythicomyia carptura Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia insignis Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Mythicomyia minuscula Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Nemomydas lamia Seguy, 1928
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Ommatius excurrens Wulp, 1872
Penniverpa festina Coquillett, 1893
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Stichopogon catulus Osten-sacken, 1887
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834

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

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
22
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
12
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
2
5
Genera
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