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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
153
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
94
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
7 Families width 32 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
24 Genera with 32 Species
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Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1823Charcoal Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1781Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cliorismia Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dialineura Rondani, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Glabellula Bezzi, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pandivirilia Irwin & Lyne..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paravilla Painter, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Psilocephala Zetterstedt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1938Stiletto flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
32 Species
Anastoechus barbatus Osten Sacken, 1877
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Anthrax agrippina (Osten Sacken, 1887)⇒ Villa agrippina Osten Sacken, 1887
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781Pygmy Bee Fly
Cliorismia bussi James, 1952
Conophorus fallax Greene, 1921
Cophinopoda pulchripes Bigot, 1859
Dialineura gorodkovi Zaitzev, 1971
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
Hemipenthes catulinus Coquillett, 1894
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius tumulatus Oldroyd, 1960
Pandivirilia conspicua Walker, 1848
Paravilla montivaga Hall, 1981Woolly pawpaw
Peloropeodes comorensis Grichanov, 2000
Peloropeodes tsacasi Grichanov, 2000
Psilocephala vicina Walker, 1848
Scenopinus fryeri Kelsey, 1969
Spiriverpa albiceps Loew, 1869
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Thereva aurofasciata Kröber, 1912Patience dock
Thereva foxi Cole, 1923
Thereva strigipes Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Thereva utahensis Hardy, 1938
Thyridanthrax atratus
Villa fulviana Say, 1824Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
Villa harveyi Hine, 1904
Villa lateralis Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
21
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org