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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
265
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
10 Families width 533 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies121SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies44SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies200SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies48SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies73SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies6SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies26SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
149
202
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
103
321
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
13
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org