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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
52
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
39
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
4 Families width 84 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies21SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies61SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
39 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTV
Anthrax Scopoli, 1805Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1840Greater Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Clephydroneura Becker, 197915SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Euchariomyia Bigot, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19803SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1981Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Michotamia Macquart, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1892Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomerodontina Joseph & Parui, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Spanurus Loew, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomima Enderlein, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
84 Species
Anthrax bigoti Brunetti, 1920
Anthrax bipunctatus Fabricius, 1805
Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Apoclea indica Bromley, 1935
Asilus trifarius (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
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 brevipennis Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura dasi Parui & Das, 1995
Clephydroneura distincta Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura exilis Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura ghoshi Parui & Das, 1995
Clephydroneura indiana Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura karikalensis Parui & Das, 1995
Clephydroneura lali Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura nelsoni Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura nilaparvata Joseph & Parui, 1979
Clephydroneura robusta Joseph & Parui, 1984
Clephydroneura semirufa Oldroyd, 1938
Clephydroneura wilcoxi Joseph & Parui, 1979
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794
Damalis fabricii Scarbrough, 2005
Damalis fusca Walker, 1849
Damalis indica Joseph & Parui, 1985
Damalis planiceps Fabricius, 1805
Damalis pseudoartigasi Joseph & Parui, 1987
Damalis rufoabdominalis Joseph & Parui, 1985
Emphysomera tectura Scarbrough &..., 1999
Euchariomyia dives Bigot, 1888
Exhyalanthrax resulus Francois, 1968
Exoprosopa insulata Walker, 1852
Exoprosopa puerula Brunetti, 1920
Heligmonevra anamalaiensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra cheriani Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra shimogaensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Hyperechia xylocopiformis Walker, 1849
Laphria nathani Joseph & Parui, 1981
Leptogaster cheriani Bromley, 1938
Leptomydas notos Dikow, 2010
Ligyra chrysolampis Jaennicke, 1867
Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919
Machimus nilgiriensis Parui & Joseph, 1994
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Michotamia fuscifemorata Joseph & Parui, 1984
Michotamia indiana Joseph & Parui, 1981
Micomitra vitrea Bigot, 1892
Microstylum bhattacharyai Joseph & Parui, 1985
Mydas ruficornis Wiedemann, 1824
Nusa formio Walker, 1851
Nusa shevaroyensis Joseph & Parui, 1992
Ommatius dravidicus Joseph & Parui, 1983
Ommatius kodaikanalensis Joseph & Parui, 1995
Ommatius tuberculatus Joseph & Parui, 1983
Philodicus hospes Wiedemann, 1819
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 ramakrishnai Bromley, 1939
Promachus smithi Parui & Joseph, 1994
Promachus tristis Bigot, 1892
Pseudomerodontina jayaraji Joseph & Parui, 1976
Rhadiurgus bifidus Fabricius, 1805
Spanurus dravidicus Joseph & Parui, 1990
Stenopogon raven Bromley, 1938
Stichopogon gymnurus Oldroyd, 1948
Stichopogon meridionalis 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 Tamil Nadu
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
25
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
11
21
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