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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
673
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
469
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
72
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Alberta
9 Families width 100 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies29SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies16SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies9SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
72 Genera with 100 Species
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Acrocera Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aleucosia Edwards, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1863Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomerus Philippi, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocyrtoma Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19193SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nevadasilus Artigas & Pa..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Poecilognathus Jaennicke, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Psilocephala Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1796
Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
100 Species
Acrocera fasciata Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) pulchellus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Bombylius fascipennis Evenhuis, 1978
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Ceratomerus crassinervis Malloch, 1931
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Comptosia mallota Yeates, 1991
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Cyrtopogon bimaculus Walker, 1851
Cyrtopogon falto Walker, 1849
Cyrtopogon sudator Osten-sacken, 1877
Cyrtopogon willistoni Curran, 1923
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria pusio Osten-sacken, 1877
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus adultus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus agronomus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus breviciliatus (Van Duzee, 1930)⇒ Dolichopus brevipilosus Van Duzee, 1933
Dolichopus coercens Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & G..., 1999
Dolichopus solidus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Holopogon seniculus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Holopogon stellatus Martin, 1959Mojave cleomella
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria sadales Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon monticolus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Nevadasilus auriannulatus
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus prorsus Melander, 1928
Poecilanthrax sackenii Coquillett, 1887
Poecilanthrax tegminipennis Say, 1824
Poecilognathus sulphurea Loew, 1863
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Stenopogon inquinatus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Stenopogon obscuriventris Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Systoechus vulgaris Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Villa fulviana Say, 1824Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
Villa hypomelas Macquart, 1840
Villa lateralis Say, 1823
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Central Alberta
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
38
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
33
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org