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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
99
1185
2905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
885
2205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
147
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
82
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Ontario
6 Families width 161 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies86SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies58SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies11SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Ontario
82 Genera with 161 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1828Charcoal Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1835
Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1907Greater Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Codula Macquart, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotelus Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Dasylechia Williston, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies16SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lysilinga Irwin & Lyne..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1823Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilocephala Zetterstedt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Sisyromyia White, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1775Stiletto flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thevenetimyia Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tmemophlebia Evenhuis, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 196010SpeciesTaxom
Xenox Evenhuis, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
161 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Aleucosia hemiteles Schiner, 1868
Anastoechus mellinus Francois, 1969
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax analis (Say, 1823)⇒ Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax pluto Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bombylius (Bombylius) anthophilus Evenhuis, 1983
Bombylius (Bombylius) discolor (Mikan, 1796)⇒ Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) mexicanus Wiedemann, 1821
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Bombylius (Bombylius) pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781Pygmy Bee Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) validus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Bombylius (Parabombylius) fraudulentus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Chrysanthrax dispar Coquillett, 1887
Codula vespiformis Thomson, 1869
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Cophura brevicornis melanochaeta
Cyclotelus rufiventris Loew, 1869
Cyrtopogon bimaculus Walker, 1851
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon vandykei Wilcox & Martin, 1936Tall dodder
Dasylechia atrox Williston, 1883
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Dipalta banksi Johnson, 1921Huron Shore Bee Fly
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Exoprosopa decora Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Geron (Empidigeron) calvus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Geron (Geron) prosopidis Hall & Evenhuis, 2003
Geron (Geron) vitripennis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Geron halli Hall & Evenhuis, 2003
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes seminiger Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Hemipenthes webberi Johnson, 1919
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Holopogon vockerothi Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria insignis Banks, 1917
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lysilinga aurantiaca Coquillett, 1904
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Machimus autumnalis Banks, 1914
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus snowii Hine, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Mydas gracilis (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Mydas brederi Curran, 1951
Mydas tibialis Wiedemann, 1830Mydas Fly
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Nannocyrtopogon nigricolor Coquillett, 1904
Nannocyrtopogon nitidus Wilcox & Martin, 1957Rope dodder
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neoitamus terminalis Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ozodiceromya flavipennis Cole, 1923
Ozodiceromya notata Wiedemann, 1821
Paravilla separata Walker, 1852Paravilla Separata
Poecilanthrax bicellata Macquart, 1847
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Psilocephala vicina Walker, 1848
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Sisyromyia aurata Walker, 1849Sisyromyia Aurata
Sparnopolius confusus Wiedemann, 1824
Spiriverpa albiceps Loew, 1869
Spiriverpa senex Walker, 1848
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Systropus macer Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Thereva frontalis Say, 1824
Thereva hilarimorpha Krober, 1912
Thereva johnsoni Coquillett, 1893
Thereva nobilitata Fabricius, 1775Common stiletto
Thevenetimyia harrisi Osten Sacken, 1877
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Tmemophlebia coquilletti Johnson, 1902
Tmemophlebia vockerothi Hall & Evenhuis, 2004
Toxophora amphitea Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Villa alternata Say, 1823
Villa arenicola (Johnson, 1908)⇒ Villa psammina Cole, 1960
Villa atra (Painter, 1926)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa fulviana Say, 1824Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
Villa hypomelas Macquart, 1840
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa nigra (Cresson, 1916)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa nigricauda Loew, 1869
Villa pretiosa Coquillett, 1887
Villa psammina Cole, 1960
Xenox tigrinus De Geer, 1776Tiger Bee Fly

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Southern Ontario
FamilyApioceridae
Bigot, 1852
Flower-loving flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
46
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
26
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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