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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
325
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
76
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
9 Families width 175 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies36SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies45SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies39SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies25SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies13SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
76 Genera with 175 Species
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Acrocera Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1794Charcoal Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1983Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Canariellum Strand, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodromia Becker, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Corononcodes Speiser, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Dysaletria Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Empidideicus Becker, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Habropogon Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1908Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19084SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Parageron Paramonov, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pashtshenkoa Lehr, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 195813SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1908Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Reissa Evenhuis & B..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellia Wiedemann, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Teneriffa Becker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1937Stiletto flies9SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Usia Latreille, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
175 Species
Acrocera (Acrocera) bacchulus Frey, 1936
Acrocera (Acrocerina) cabrerae Frey, 1936
Anastoechus latifrons Macquart, 1839
Andrenosoma jenisi Kovar & Hradsky, 1996
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Anthrax bowdeni Baez, 1983
Anthrax varius Fabricius, 1794
Aphrosylus atlanticus Dahl, 1960
Aphrosylus beckeri Parent, 1927
Aphrosylus calcarator Frey, 1945
Aphrosylus canariensis Parent, 1929
Aphrosylus jucundus Becker, 1908
Aphrosylus occultus Becker, 1908
Aphrosylus raptor Haliday, 1851
Apolysis eremophila Loew, 1873
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Argyra canariensis Becker, 1918
Asilus saulcyi Macquart, 1838
Bombylius (Bombylius) aaroni Baez, 1983
Bombylius (Bombylius) oceanus Becker, 1908
Bombylius (Bombylius) pintuarius Baez, 1983
Campsicnemus crinitarsis Strobl, 1906
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Canariellum brunnipenne Macquart, 1835
Cephalodromia bicolor Santos Abreu, 1926
Cephalodromia humeralis Santos Abreu, 1926
Cephalodromia nitens Loew, 1846
Cerdistus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Chelifera nubecula Becker, 1908
Chersodromia colliniana Frey, 1936
Chersodromia gratiosa Becker, 1908
Chersodromia pseudohirta Chvala, 1970
Choerades fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Chrysotimus varicoloris Becker, 1908
Chrysotus albibarbus Loew, 1857
Clinocera amarantha Becker, 1908
Corononcodes siculus Bezzi, 1923
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Dischistus atlanticus Santos Abreu, 1926
Drapetis (Drapetis) disparilis Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Drapetis) flavicoxalis Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Drapetis) pusilla Loew, 1859
Drapetis (Drapetis) storai Frey, 1936
Dysaletria complicans Frey, 1958
Dysaletria varicolor Becker, 1908
Empidideicus atomus Frey, 1958
Empidideicus insularis Frey, 1958
Empis (Empis) similis Becker, 1908
Empis basilaris Becker, 1908
Epitriptus inconstans Wiedemann, 1820
Epitriptus mixtus Becker, 1908
Exhyalanthrax canarionae Baez, 1990
Exhyalanthrax simonae Francois, 1970
Geron hesperidum Frey, 1936
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Glabellula canariensis Frey, 1937
Habropogon pertusus Becker, 1908
Hemerodromia claripennis Frey, 1958
Hercostomus canariensis Santos Abreu, 1929
Hercostomus exarticulatus Loew, 1857
Hercostomus femoratus Santos Abreu, 1929
Hercostomus insularum Becker, 1917
Hercostomus santosi Parent, 1929
Hercostomus testaceus Santos Abreu, 1929
Hilara empidoides Frey, 1958
Hilara laurae Becker, 1908
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Irwiniella frontata Baez, 1982
Irwiniella purpurariae Frey, 1958
Lamyra fortunatus Baez & Weinberg, 1981
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus aberrans Schiner, 1868
Machimus antennatus Becker, 1908
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Medetera parvicornis Santos Abreu, 1929
Medetera pulchrifacies Santos Abreu, 1929
Medetera storai Frey, 1935
Medetera sylvestris Becker, 1908
Neomochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus gomerae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Neomochtherus schistaceus Becker, 1908
Ommatius russelli Scarbrough, 1984
Parageron grata Loew, 1856
Pashtshenkoa lanzarotae Weinberg & Baez, 1989
Pashtshenkoa schistaceus Becker, 1908
Petrorossia guanchorum Francois, 1970
Petrorossia hespera Rossi, 1790
Phthiria freyi Baez, 1985
Phthiria lazaroi Baez, 1985
Phthiria ombriosus Baez, 1985
Phthiria simonyi Becker, 1908
Platypalpus altuum Frey, 1958
Platypalpus argenteomicans Becker, 1908
Platypalpus baezi Grootaert & ..., 1989
Platypalpus canariensis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus fusicnemis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus marcosbaezi Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus ornatipes Bigot, 1892
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus sejunctus Collin, 1949
Platypalpus simplicitarsis Chvala & Kov..., 1974
Platypalpus submicans Frey, 1958
Platypalpus teneriffensis Becker, 1908
Platypalpus vulcanicus Frey, 1958
Plesiomma inflatum Hull, 1962
Premochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Promachus condanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus consanguineus Macquart, 1838
Promachus gomerae Frey, 1937
Promachus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Promachus latitarsatus Macquart, 1839
Promachus palmensis Frey, 1937
Promachus vexator Becker, 1908
Reissa roni Evenhuis & B..., 2001
Rhaphium brevicorne Curtis, 1835
Rhaphium speciosum Santos Abreu, 1929
Ruppellia atlantica Frey, 1937
Ruppellia gloriae Baez, 1982
Saropogon nigriventris Frey, 1958
Saropogon punctipennis Frey, 1958
Scenopinus albicinctus Rossi, 1794
Scenopinus canarius Kelsey, 1969
Scenopinus halteralis Frey, 1936
Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Sciapus montium Becker, 1908
Sciapus occultus (Santos Abreu, 1929)⇒ Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Spogostylum indigenum Becker & Stein, 1913
Spogostylum trinotatum Dufour, 1852
Stichopogon bedae Hradsky & Ge..., 1996
Stichopogon canariensis Becker, 1908
Stichopogon septemcinctus Becker, 1908
Stilpon appendiculatus Frey, 1936
Sympycnus aeneicoxa Meigen, 1824
Sympycnus pessimplex Steyskal, 1967
Sympycnus simplicipes (Becker, 1908)⇒ Sympycnus pessimplex Steyskal, 1967
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Tachydromia pseudointerrupta Chvala, 1970
Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Teneriffa spicata Becker, 1908
Teuchophorus bipilosus Becker, 1908
Teuchophorus cupreoobscurus Santos Abreu, 1929
Thereva confusa Krober, 1913
Thereva gomerae Baez, 1982
Thereva grancanariensis Baez, 1982
Thereva hispanica Strobl, 1909
Thereva intermedia Krober, 1913
Thereva occulta Becker, 1908
Thereva opaca Krober, 1913
Thereva orientalis Baez, 1982
Thereva teydea Frey, 1937
Thrypticus cupreus Macquart, 1838
Thyridanthrax indigenus Becker, 1908
Thyridanthrax insularis Baez, 1991
Tolmerus antennatus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus baezi Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus dimidiatus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus fuscus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus mixtus Becker, 1908
Tolmerus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1839
Tolmerus oromii Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Tolmerus weinbergae Hradsky & Bosak, 2006
Usia (Usia) arida Baez, 1982
Usia striata Baez, 1982
Villa albiventris Frey, 1936
Villa fasciata Meigen, 1804
Villa halteralis Kowarz, 1883
Villa nigriceps Macquart, 1839
Villa nigrifrons Macquart, 1839
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) lagunae Becker, 1908
Xanthochlorus ornatus Haliday, 1832

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Canary Islands
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
44
100
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
30
72
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org