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Checklist of Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
for Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
522
4720
9946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
520
4716
9941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
4590
9612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
3833
7991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
710
1355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
61
547
1008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
110
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
73
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
5 Families width 184 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies41SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies134SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies4SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
73 Genera with 184 Species
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B
C
D
E
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H
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V
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Aldrichia Coquillett, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Alepidophora Cockerell, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ampyx Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1913Charcoal Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1907Greater Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Codula Macquart, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1936Hanging Thief Robber Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Echthodopa Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18215SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1849Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres4SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies18SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20029SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19846SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Polacantha Martin, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18857SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1775Giant Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Senoprosopis Macquart, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Thevenetimyia Bigot, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Xenox Evenhuis, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
184 Species
Aldrichia auripuncta Painter, 1940
Aldrichia ehrmanii Coquillett, 1894
Alepidophora maxima S. E. Lewis, 1972Bee fly
Ampyx americanus
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax analis (Say, 1823)⇒ Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Anthrax argyropygus (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Anthrax argyropyga Wiedemann, 1828
Anthrax aterrimus Bigot, 1892
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Anthrax pauper Loew, 1869
Anthrax slossonae Johnson, 1913
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus flavipes (Villers, 1789)⇒ Asilus barbarus Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Atomosia rufipes Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Beameromyia disfascia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia floridensis Johnson, 1913
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
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 (Bombylius) varius Fabricius, 1805
Bombylius (Parabombylius) fraudulentus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Bombylius (Parabombylius) incanus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Brachyanax hemipenthes Evenhuis, 1988
Ceraturgus aurulentus Fabricius, 1805
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus elizabethae Brimley, 1924
Ceraturgus fasciatus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus mitchelli Brimley, 1924
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Codula vespiformis Thomson, 1869
Cyrtopogon alleni Back, 1909
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria jamesi Lewis, 1972
Dioctria longicornis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diogmites salutans Bromley, 1936
Dipalta banksi Johnson, 1921Huron Shore Bee Fly
Echthodopa formosa Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Efferia nemoralis Hine, 1911
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Eutolmus lecythus Walker, 1849
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Glabellula crassicornis Greene, 1924
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Heteropogon macerinus Walker, 1849
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon archilestes Hull, 1960
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Holopogon oriens Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lampria bicolor Wiedemann, 1828
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria affinis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria ithypyga Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria virginica Banks, 1917
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia litoralis Curran, 1931
Lasiopogon currani Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon curranis Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon marshalli Cannings, 2002
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon slossonae Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricola Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon woodorum Cannings, 2002
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962Hunchback Bee Fly
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
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Machimus autumnalis Banks, 1914
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Machimus virginicus Banks, 1920
Mallophora orcina Wiedemann, 1828Southern Bee Killer
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus clausicellus Macquart, 1850
Megaphorus laphroides Wiedemann, 1828
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Mydas audax Osten-sacken, 1874
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas fulvifrons Illiger, 1801
Mydas tibialis Wiedemann, 1830Mydas Fly
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neoitamus orphne Walker, 1849Arizona milkweed
Neomochtherus angustipennis Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus auricomus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus latipennis Hine, 1909
Nerax kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius floridensis Bullington &..., 1984
Ommatius gemma Brimley, 1928
Ommatius ouachitensis Bullington &..., 1984
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Ommatius wilcoxi Bullington &..., 1984
Ozodiceromya notata Wiedemann, 1821
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Philonicus obscurus (Hine, 1907)⇒ Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Phthiria fossa S. E. Lewis, 1975
Poecilanthrax alcyon Say, 1824
Poecilanthrax bicellata Macquart, 1847
Poecilanthrax demogorgon Walker, 1849
Poecilanthrax nigripennis Cole, 1917
Pogonosoma dorsatum Say, 1824
Polacantha gracilis Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus brevipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus heros Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus longus Wiedemann, 1821
Proctacanthus nigriventris Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Senoprosopis beckeri Lewis, 1972
Sparnopolius confusus Wiedemann, 1824
Spiriverpa senex Walker, 1848
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Systropus angulatus Karsch, 1880
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Thevenetimyia funestus Osten Sacken, 1877
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Tolmerus maneei Hine, 1909
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Villa semifulvipes (Painter, 1962)⇒ Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Xenox tigrinus De Geer, 1776Tiger Bee Fly

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Virginia
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
48
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
20
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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