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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Lebanon (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
1949
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1948
3577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
327
1917
3538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1548
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
229
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
108
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
48
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
9 Families width 74 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies32SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies12SpeciesTaxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies19SpeciesTaxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936Hilarimorphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
48 Genera with 74 Species
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Amictus Wiedemann, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Anarolius Loew, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1935Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Atelestites Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Avenaphora Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Beckerellus Greathead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1937Greater Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Cretahilarimorpha Myskowiak & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Crobilocerus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Engelepogon Lehr, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1941Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Microphorites Hennig, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Phaetempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Phycus Beckeri Krober, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Plesiocera Macquart, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1854Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pterobates Bezzi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Salentia Costa, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnites Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Trichinites Hennig, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Usia Latreille, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
74 Species
Amictus validus Loew, 1869
Anarolius rufescens Theodor, 1980
Anastoechus exalbidus Wiedemann, 1820
Anastoechus nivifrons Walker, 1871
Anastoechus trisignatus Portchinsky, 1881
Aneomochtherus libanonensis Tsacas, 1968
Anthrax bezzianus Paramonov, 1935
Atelestites senectus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Avenaphora hispida D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Beckerellus androgynus Loew, 1855
Bombylius (Bombylius) mus Bigot, 1862
Bombylius (Bombylius) pumilus Meigen, 1820
Bombylius (Bombylius) trichurus Pallas, 1818
Bombylius (Bombylius) venosus Mikan, 1796
Bombylius simulans Austen, 1937
Clinocera fallaciosa Loew, 1873
Clinocera litanica Vaillant & M..., 1998
Clinocera yahfoufana Vaillant & M..., 1998
Cophura ameles Pritchard, 1943Dana's milkvetch
Cretahilarimorpha lebanensis Myskowiak & al., 2016
Crobilocerus engeli Geller-Grimm..., 1999
Cytherea barbara Sack, 1906
Cytherea obscura Fabricius, 1794
Dioctria valida Loew, 1856
Dischistus syriacus Villeneuve, 1912
Empis (Euempis) morio Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Pachymeria) mediterranea Loew, 1864
Empis (Polyblepharis) haemorrhoica Loew, 1869
Empis insulata Collin, 1937
Empis spirifera Bezzi, 1909
Engelepogon goedli Loew, 1854
Exhyalanthrax albicingulus Austen, 1936
Exhyalanthrax irrorellus Klug, 1832
Exoprosopa minos Meigen, 1804
Exoprosopa pectoralis Loew, 1874
Geron griseus Zaitzev, 1962
Geron krymensis Paramonov, 1929
Geron olivierii Macquart, 1840
Hemerodromia hammanica Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemerodromia hermelina Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemerodromia zarcana Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemipenthes velutina Meigen, 1820
Hercostomus libanicola Parent, 1933
Heteralonia dispar Loew, 1869
Hilara bovina Becker, 1910
Hilara cothurnata Engel, 1941
Lasiopogon willametti Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Microphorites extinctus W. Hennig, 1971
Microphorites oculeus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Microphorites similis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Neomochtherus libanonensis Tsacas, 1968
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Phaetempis lebanensis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Phycus appendiculatus Roder, 1894
Plesiocera algria Macquart, 1840
Promachus mustela Loew, 1854
Pterobates chalybaea Roder, 1887
Salentia costalis Wiedemann, 1824
Saropogon ehrenbergii Loew, 1851
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Sciapus aberrans Becker, 1918
Sympycnites primaevus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Thyridanthrax elegans Wiedemann, 1820
Thyridanthrax griseolus Klug, 1832
Thyridanthrax incanus Klug, 1832
Toxophora fasciculata Villers, 1789
Trichinites cretaceus W. Hennig, 1970
Usia (Usia) bicolor (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Usia efflatouni Venturi, 1948
Usia efflatouni Venturi, 1948
Villa abbadon Fabricius, 1794
Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) lota Walker, 1851

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Lebanon
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
33
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
15
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org