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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
369
1088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
274
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
68
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
52
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
4 Families width 173 Species
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies140SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies31SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
52 Genera with 173 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTVX
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Anoplothyrea Meijere, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1920Charcoal Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19938SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1840Greater Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Clephydroneura Becker, 197925SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Colossoptera Hull, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19858SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Euchariomyia Bigot, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19807SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1981Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Michotamia Macquart, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 198312SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1920Giant Robber Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomerodontina Joseph & Parui, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Spanurus Loew, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19486SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomima Enderlein, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyza Wiedemann, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
173 Species
Ammophilomima indiae Martin, 1973
Anoplothyrea indiana Joseph & Parui, 1987
Anthrax bigoti Brunetti, 1920
Anthrax bipunctatus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax niveicaudus Brunetti, 1920
Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Apoclea indica Bromley, 1935
Asilus trifarius (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Astochia bromleyi Joseph & Parui, 1984
Astochia guptai Joseph & Parui, 1981
Astochia indica Joseph & Parui, 1984
Astochia jayarami Joseph & Parui, 1981
Astochia longistyla Wiedemann, 1828
Astochia longistylus Wiedemann, 1828
Astochia pseudoguptai Joseph & Parui, 1987
Astochia shishodiai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Bombylius albosparsus Bigot, 1892
Bombylius comastes Brunetti, 1909
Bombylius dives Bigot, 1888
Bombylius maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Bombylius orientalis Macquart, 1840
Clephydroneura anamalaiensis Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura apicalis Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura bangalorensis Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura bannerghattaensis Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura brevipennis Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura dasi Parui & Das, 1995
Clephydroneura distincta Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura exilis Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura ghorpadei Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura ghoshi Parui & Das, 1995
Clephydroneura indiana Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura karikalensis Parui & Das, 1995
Clephydroneura karnatakensis Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura lali Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura martini Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura minor Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura mudigorensis Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura mysorensis Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura nelsoni Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura nilaparvata Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura oldroydi Joseph & Parui, 1995
Clephydroneura pulla Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura robusta Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura semirufa Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura wilcoxi Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Colossoptera latipennis Brunetti, 1909
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Damalis dubia Joseph & Parui, 1995
Damalis fabricii Scarbrough, 2005
Damalis fusca Walker, 1849
Damalis indica Joseph & Parui, 1985
Damalis kottayamensis Joseph & Parui, 1995
Damalis planiceps Fabricius, 1805
Damalis pseudoartigasi Joseph & Parui, 1987
Damalis rufoabdominalis Joseph & Parui, 1985
Emphysomera nigra (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Ommatius nigra Schiner, 1868
Emphysomera spathulata Doleschall, 1858
Emphysomera tectura Scarbrough &..., 1999
Euchariomyia dives Bigot, 1888
Euscelidia cobice Dikow, 2003
Exhyalanthrax compactus Brunetti, 1920
Exhyalanthrax resulus Francois, 1968
Exoprosopa andamanica Pal, 1991
Exoprosopa flammea Brunetti, 1909
Exoprosopa insulata Walker, 1852
Exoprosopa niveiventris Brunetti, 1909
Exoprosopa puerula Brunetti, 1920
Heligmonevra anamalaiensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra andamanensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra bigoti Joseph & Parui, 1984
Heligmonevra cheriani Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra frommeri Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra mehtai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Heligmonevra shimogaensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heteralonia lateralis Brunetti, 1909
Heteralonia maculiventris Brunetti, 1920
Hyperechia xylocopiformis Walker, 1849
Laphria alternans Wiedemann, 1828
Laphria nathani Joseph & Parui, 1981
Laxenecera flavibarbis Macquart, 1838
Leptogaster cheriani Bromley, 1938
Leptomydas notos Dikow, 2010
Ligyra chrysolampis Jaennicke, 1867
Ligyra flaviventris Doleschall, 1857
Ligyra suffusipennis Brunetti, 1909
Machimus calicutensis Joseph & Parui, 1986
Machimus cinchonaensis Joseph & Parui, 1986
Machimus hirtipes Ricardo, 1919
Machimus keralaensis Joseph & Parui, 1986
Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919
Machimus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Machimus nilgiriensis Parui & Joseph, 1994
Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Maira aurifacies Macquart, 1848
Maira pseudoindiana Joseph & Parui, 1995
Maira splendida Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Megaphorus laphroides Wiedemann, 1828
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Michotamia aurata Fabricius, 1794
Michotamia compedita Wiedemann, 1828
Michotamia fuscifemorata Joseph & Parui, 1984
Michotamia indiana Joseph & Parui, 1981
Micomitra vitrea Bigot, 1892
Microstylum bhattacharyai Joseph & Parui, 1985
Microstylum nigricauda Wiedemann, 1824
Microstylum nigricuada Wiedemann, 1824
Microstylum varshneyi Joseph & Parui, 1985
Mydas ruficornis Wiedemann, 1824
Nusa aequalis Walker, 1851
Nusa formio Walker, 1851
Nusa ghorpadei Joseph & Parui, 1987
Nusa shevaroyensis Joseph & Parui, 1992
Ommatius dravidicus Joseph & Parui, 1983
Ommatius frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868
Ommatius hulli Joseph & Parui, 1983
Ommatius indicus Joseph & Parui, 1983
Ommatius kodaikanalensis Joseph & Parui, 1995
Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857
Ommatius mitrai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Ommatius niger Schiner, 1868
Ommatius nigra Schiner, 1868
Ommatius spathulatus Doleschall, 1858
Ommatius truncatus Joseph & Parui, 1984
Ommatius tuberculatus Joseph & Parui, 1983
Philodicus ceylanicus Schiner, 1868
Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868
Philodicus hospes Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus indicus Joseph & Parui, 1991
Philodicus javanus Wiedemann, 1819
Philodicus londti Joseph & Parui, 1991
Philodicus nursei Joseph & Parui, 1990
Philodicus propinquus Bromley, 1938
Philodicus pruthii Bromley, 1935
Promachus duvaucelii Macquart, 1838
Promachus heteropterus Macquart, 1838
Promachus leucotrichodes Bigot, 1892
Promachus maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Promachus pseudocontractus Joseph & Parui, 1993
Promachus pseudomaculatus Ricardo, 1920
Promachus ramakrishnai Bromley, 1939
Promachus smithi Parui & Joseph, 1994
Promachus tristis Bigot, 1892
Promachus yerburiensis Ricardo, 1920
Pseudomerodontina indica Joseph & Parui, 1979
Pseudomerodontina jayaraji Joseph & Parui, 1976
Pygommatius nicobarensis Joseph & Parui, 1983
Rhadiurgus bifidus Fabricius, 1805
Saropogon hulli Joseph & Parui, 1981
Saropogon londti Parui, 1999
Spanurus dravidicus Joseph & Parui, 1990
Stenopogon loewi Joseph & Parui, 1984
Stenopogon raven Bromley, 1938
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) inaequalis Loew, 1847
Stichopogon gymnurus Oldroyd, 1948
Stichopogon indicus Joseph & Parui, 1984
Stichopogon meridionalis Oldroyd, 1948
Stichopogon oldroydi Joseph & Parui, 1993
Stichopogon tomentosus Oldroyd, 1948
Systoechus socius Walker, 1852
Thyridanthrax absalon Wiedemann, 1824
Thyridanthrax keiseri Francois, 1968
Thyridanthrax resculus Francois, 1968
Toxophora iavana Wiedemann, 1821
Toxophora javana Wiedemann, 1821
Trigonomima anamaliensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Trigonomima gibbera Shi, 1992
Villa dia Wiedemann, 1824
Villa fuscolimbata Brunetti, 1917

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in South India
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
36
140
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
13
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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