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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
70
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
4 Families width 50 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies21SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies26SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
38 Genera with 50 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1887Charcoal Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1849Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Nevadasilus Artigas & Pa..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1912Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19604SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
50 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax pauper Loew, 1869
Anthrax syrtis (Coquillett, 1887)⇒ Paravilla syrtis Coquillett, 1887
Aphoebantus mus Osten Sacken, 1877
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Bombylius (Bombylius) albicapillus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Cyrtopogon glarealis Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Efferia frewingi Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Exoprosopa eremita Osten Sacken, 1877
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holopogon seniculus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lordotus gibbus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Nevadasilus auriannulatus
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Paravilla hulli Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Poecilanthrax sackenii Coquillett, 1887
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Poecilognathus sulphurea Loew, 1863
Scleropogon coyote Bromley, 1931
Scleropogon neglectus Bromley, 1931
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Thereva hilarimorpha Krober, 1912
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxophora pellucida Coquillett, 1886
Toxophora virgata Osten Sacken, 1877
Villa hypomelas Macquart, 1840
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa nigra (Cresson, 1916)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa psammina Cole, 1960

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
18
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
18
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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