Biology:List of Asilidae genera

This is a list of genera in the family Asilidae, robber flies.

Extant genera

• Ablautus Loew, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Abrophila ^{c g}
• Acasilus ^{c g}
• Acnephalomyia Londt, 2010 ^g
• Acnephalum ^{c g}
• Acrochordomerus ^{c g}
• Acronyches ^{c g}
• Aczelia ^{c g}
• Adelodus ^{c g}
• Afganopogon ^{c g}
• Afroepitriptus ^{c g}
• Afroestricus ^{c g}
• Afroholopogon ^{c g}
• Afromelittodes ^{c g}
• Afromochtherus ^{c g}
• Afromosia
• Afroscleropogon ^{c g}
• Agrostomyia ^{c g}
• Aireina
• Akatiomyia Londt, 2013 ^g
• Albibarbefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997 ^g
• Albicoma ^{c g}
• Alcimus ^{c g}
• Allopogon
• Alvarenga (fly) ^{c g}
• Alyssomyia ^{c g}
• Amathomyia ^{i c g}
• Amblyonychus ^{i c g}
• Ammodaimon ^{c g}
• Ammophilomima ^{c g}
• Amorimius ^{c g}
• Amphisbetetus ^{c g}
• Anacinaces ^{c g}
• Anarmostus ^{c g}
• Anarolius ^{c g}
• Anasillomos ^{c g}
• Ancylorhynchus ^{c g}
• Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856 ^{i c g b}
• Aneomochtherus ^{c g}
• Anisopogon ^{c g}
• Annamyia ^{c g}
• Anoplothyrea ^{c g}
• Antilophonotus ^{c g}
• Antipalus Loew, 1849 ^g
• Antiphrisson ^{c g}
• Antiscylaticus Londt, 2010 ^g
• Anypodetus ^{c g}
• Apachekolos Martin, 1957 ^{i c g b}
• Aphamartania ^{c g}
• Aphestia ^{c g}
• Aphistina ^{c g}
• Aphractia (Homonym)
• Aplestobroma ^{c g}
• Apoclea ^{c g}
• Apolastauroides ^{c g}
• Apothechyla ^{c g}
• Apotinocerus ^{c g}
• Apoxyria ^{c g}
• Araiopogon ^{c g}
• Araucopogon
• Araujoa ^{c g}
• Archilaphria ^{c g}
• Archilestris Loew, 1874 ^{i c g b}
• Archilestroides ^{c g}
• Argillemisca ^{c g}
• Argyrochira ^{c g}
• Argyropogon ^{c g}
• Aridefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997 ^g
• Aristofolia ^{c g}
• Artigasus
• Asilella ^{c g}
• Asilus ^{i c g b}
• Asiola ^{c g}
• Aspidopyga ^{c g}
• Astochia ^{c g}
• Astylopogon ^{c g}
• Aterpogon ^{c g}
• Atomosia Macquart, 1838 ^{i c g b}
• Atoniomyia Hermann, 1912 ^{i g b}
• Atractia ^{c g}
• Atractocoma ^{c g}
• Austenmyia ^{c g}
• Austrosaropogon ^{c g}
• Aymarasilus ^{c g}
• Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957 ^{i c g b}
• Bactria ^{c g}
• Bamwardaria ^{c g}
• Bana ^{c g}
• Bathropsis ^{c g}
• Bathypogon ^{c g}
• Beameromyia Martin, 1957 ^{i c g b}
• Blepharepium Rondani, 1848 ^{i c g b}
• Blepharotes ^{c g}
• Bohartia ^{i c g}
• Borapisma ^{c g}
• Brachyrhopala ^{c g}
• Brevirostrum ^{c g}
• Bromleyus ^{i c g}
• Bromotheres ^{c g}
• Broticosia ^{c g}
• Cabasa ^{c g}
• Caenarolia ^{c g}
• Callinicus Loew, 1872 ^{i c g b}
• Carinefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997 ^g
• Carreraomyia ^{c g}
• Cenochromyia ^{c g}
• Centrolaphria ^{c g}
• Ceraturgus Rondani, 1856 ^{i c g b}
• Cerdistus ^{c g}
• Cerotainia Schiner, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Cerotainiops Curran, 1930 ^{i c g b}
• Cerozodus ^{c g}
• Chilesus ^{c g}
• Choerades ^{c g}
• Chryseutria ^{c g}
• Chrysopogon ^{c g}
• Chrysotriclis ^{c g}
• Chylophaga ^{c g}
• Chymedax ^{c g}
• Clariola ^{c g}
• Clephydroneura ^{c g}
• Cleptomyia ^{c g}
• Clinopogon ^{c g}
• Cnodalomyia ^{c g}
• Cochleariocera ^{c g}
• Codula ^{c g}
• Coleomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1935 ^{i c g b}
• Colepia ^{c g}
• Comantella Curran, 1923 ^{i c g b}
• Coneccaplypsis ^g
• Congomochtherus ^{c g}
• Connomyia ^{c g}
• Conosiphon ^{c g}
• Cophinopoda ^{c g}
• Cophura Osten-Sacken, 1887 ^{i c g b}
• Cormansis ^{c g}
• Corymyia ^{c g}
• Craspedia Macquart, 1839 ^g
• Cratolestes ^{c g}
• Cratopoda ^{c g}
• Creolestes ^{c g}
• Crobilocerus ^{c g}
• Cryptomerinx ^{c g}
• Ctenodontina ^{c g}
• Ctenota ^{c g}
• Cyanonedys ^{c g}
• Cyclosocerus ^{c g}
• Cylicomera ^{c g}
• Cyphomyiactia ^{c g}
• Cyphotomyia ^{c g}
• Cyrtophrys ^{c g}
• Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Dakinomyia ^{c g}
• Damalina ^{c g}
• Damalis ^{c g}
• Danomyia ^{c g}
• Daptolestes ^{c g}
• Dasophrys ^{c g}
• Daspletis ^{c g}
• Dasycyrton ^{c g}
• Dasylechia Williston, 1907 ^{i c g b}
• Dasyllina ^{c g}
• Dasyllis ^{c g}
• Dasypecus ^{c g}
• Dasypogon ^{c g}
• Deromyia ^{c g}
• Despotiscus ^{c g}
• Dichaetothyrea ^{c g}
• Dicolonus Loew, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Dicranus ^{i c g}
• Dicropaltum Martin, 1975 ^{i c g b}
• Dikowmyia ^{c g}
• Dinozabrus ^{c g}
• Dioctobroma ^{c g}
• Dioctria Meigen, 1803 ^{i c g b}
• Diogmites Loew, 1866 ^{i c g b} (hanging-thieves)
• Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 ^g
• Dissmeryngodes ^{c g}
• Dogonia ^{c g}
• Dolopus ^{c g}
• Dysclytus ^{c g}
• Dysmachus ^{c g}
• Eccoptopus ^{c g}
• Eccritosia Schiner, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Echthistus ^{c g}
• Echthodopa Loew, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Eclipsis ^{c g}
• Efferia Coquillett, 1893 ^{i c g b}
• Eicherax ^{c g}
• Eichoichemus ^{c g}
• Emphysomera Schiner, 1866 ^g
• Empodiodes ^{c g}
• Engelepogon ^{c g}
• Enigmomorphus ^{c g}
• Epaphroditus ^{c g}
• Epiblepharis ^{c g}
• Epiklisis ^{c g}
• Epipamponeurus ^{c g}
• Epitriptus ^{c g}
• Erax ^{c g}
• Eraxasilus ^{c g}
• Erebunus ^{c g}
• Eremisca ^{c g}
• Eremodromus ^{c g}
• Eremomyia Artigas, 1970 ^g
• Eremonotus ^{c g}
• Eretomyia ^{c g}
• Ericomyia
• Eriopogon ^{c g}
• Erythropogon ^{c g}
• Esatanas ^{c g}
• Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923 ^{i c g b}
• Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 1941 ^{i c g b}
• Eumecosoma ^{c g}
• Eurhabdus ^{c g}
• Euscelidia ^{c g}
• Eutolmus ^{c g}
• Filiolus ^{c g}
• Fishermyia Londt, 2012 ^g
• Furcilla ⁱ
• Galactopogon ^{c g}
• Gerrolasius ^{c g}
• Gibbasilus ^{c g}
• Glaphyropyga ^{c g}
• Glyphotriclis ^{c g}
• Goneccalypsis ^{c g}
• Gongromyia ^{c g}
• Gonioscelis ^{c g}
• Grajahua ^{c g}
• Graptostylus ^{c g}
• Grypoctonus ^{c g}
• Gymnotriclis ^{c g}
• Habropogon ^{c g}
• Hadrokolos Martin, 1959 ^{i c g b}
• Haplopogon Engel, 1930 ^{i c g b}
• Haroldia ^{c g}
• Harpagobroma ^{c g}
• Heligmoneura ^g
• Heligmonevra ^{c g}
• Helolaphyctis ^{c g}
• Hermannomyia ^{c g}
• Heteropogon Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Hexameritia ^{c g}
• Hippomachus Engel, 1927 ^g
• Hodites ^{c g}
• Hodophylax James, 1933 ^{i c g b}
• Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867 ^{i c g b}
• Holopheromerus ^g
• Holopogon Kom. & Nevski, 1935 ^{i c g b}
• Hoplistomerus ^{c g}
• Hoplopheromerus ^{c g}
• Hoplotriclis ^{c g}
• Hullia ^{c g}
• Hybozelodes ^{c g}
• Hynirhynchus ^{c g}
• Hypenetes ^{c g}
• Hyperechia ^{c g}
• Hystrichopogon ^{c g}
• Icariomima ^{c g}
• Ichneumolaphria ^{c g}
• Illudium ^{c g}
• Iranopogon ^{c g}
• Irwinomyia ^{c g}
• Ischiolobos ^{c g}
• Itolia Wilcox, 1936 ^{i c g b}
• Ivettea
• Joartigasia ^{c g}
• Jothopogon ^{c g}
• Juxtasilus ^c
• Katharma ^{c g}
• Katharmacercus
• Ktyr ^{c g}
• Ktyrimisca ^{c g}
• Kurzenkoiellus
• Labarus ^{c g}
• Labromyia ^{c g}
• Lagodias ^{c g}
• Lagynogaster ^{c g}
• Laloides ^{c g}
• Lampria Macquart, 1838 ^{i c g b}
• Lamprozona ^{c g}
• Lamyra ^{c g}
• Laphria Meigen, 1803 ^{i c g b} (bee-like robber flies)
• Laphygmolestes ^{c g}
• Laphystia Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Laphystotes ^{c g}
• Lapystia ^{c g}
• Lasiocnemus ^{c g}
• Lasiopogon Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Lastaurax ^{c g}
• Lastaurina ^{c g}
• Lastauroides ^{c g}
• Lastauropsis ^{c g}
• Lastaurus ^{c g}
• Laxenecera ^{c g}
• Lecania ^{c g}
• Leinendera ^{c g}
• Leptarthrus ^{c g}
• Leptochelina ^{c g}
• Leptogaster Meigen, 1803 ^{i c g b}
• Leptoharpacticus ^{c g}
• Leptopteromyia Williston, 1907 ^{i c g b}
• Lestomyia Williston, 1883 ^{i c g b}
• Lestophonax ^{c g}
• Lissoteles ^{c g}
• Lithoecisus ^{c g}
• Lobus ^{c g}
• Lochmorhynchus ^{c g}
• Lochyrus ^{c g}
• Loewinella ^{c g}
• Lonchodogonus ^{c g}
• Longivena Vieira & Rafael, 2014 ^g
• Lophonotus Macquart, 1838 ^g
• Lophopeltis Engel, 1925 ^g
• Lycomya ^{c g}
• Lycoprosopa ^{c g}
• Lycosimyia ^{c g}
• Lycostommyia ^{c g}
• Macahyba ^{c g}
• Machimus Loew, 1849 ^{i c g b}
• Macroetra ^{c g}
• Mactea ^{c g}
• Maira ^{c g}
• Mallophora Macquart, 1838 ^{i c g b} (bee killers)
• Martinomyia ^{c g}
• Martintella ^{c g}
• Mauropteron ^{c g}
• Megadrillus ^{c g}
• Megalometopon ^{c g}
• Megaphorus Bigot, 1857 ^{i c g b}
• Megapoda ^{c g}
• Megonyx ^{c g}
• Meliponomima ^{c g}
• Melouromyia ^{c g}
• Mercuriana ^{c g}
• Merodontina ^{c g}
• Mesoleptogaster ^{c g}
• Metadioctria Wilcox & Martin, 1941 ^{i c g b}
• Metalaphria ^{c g}
• Metapogon Coquillett, 1904 ^{i c g b}
• Michotamia ^{c g}
• Microphontes ^{c g}
• Microstylum Macquart, 1838 ^{i c g b}
• Millenarius ^{c g}
• Minicatus ^{c g}
• Mirolestes ^{c g}
• Molobratia ^{c g}
• Myaptex ^{c g}
• Myelaphus Bigot, 1882 ^{i c g b}
• Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936 ^{i c g b}
• Nannolaphria ^{c g}
• Negasilus Curran, 1934 ^{i c g b}
• Neoaratus ^{c g}
• Neocerdistus ^{c g}
• Neocyrtopogon ^{c g}
• Neoderomyia ^{c g}
• Neodioctria ^{c g}
• Neodiogmites ^{c g}
• Neodysmachus ^{c g}
• Neoepitriptus Lehr, 1992 ^g
• Neoholopogon ^{c g}
• Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878 ^{i c g b}
• Neolaparus ^{c g}
• Neolophonotus ^{c g}
• Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878 ^{i c g b}
• Neophoneus ^{c g}
• Neosaropogon ^{c g}
• Neoscleropogon ^{c g}
• Nerax Hull, 1962 ^g
• Nerterhaptomenus ^{c g}
• Nesotes ^{c g}
• Nevadasilus ^b
• Nicocles Jaennicke, 1867 ^{i c g b}
• Nomomyia ^{c g}
• Nothopogon ^{c g}
• Notiolaphria ^{c g}
• Notomochtherus ^{c g}
• Nusa ^{c g}
• Nyssomyia ^{c g}
• Nyssoprosopa ^{c g}
• Nyximyia ^{c g}
• Obelophorus ^{c g}
• Odus ^{c g}
• Oidardis ^{c g}
• Oligopogon ^{c g}
• Oligoschema ^{c g}
• Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821 ^{i c g b}
• Omninablautus Pritchard, 1935 ^{i c g b}
• Ontomyia Dikow & Londt, 2000 ^g
• Opeatocerus ^{c g}
• Ophionomima ^{c g}
• Opocapsis ^{c g}
• Opseostlengis ^{c g}
• Oratostylum ^{c g}
• Orophotus ^{c g}
• Orrhodops ^{i c g}
• Orthogonis Herman, 1914 ^{i c g b}
• Ospriocerus Loew, 1866 ^{i g b}
• Othoniomyia ^{c g}
• Oxynoton ^{c g}
• Pachychoeta ^{c g}
• Palamopogon Bezzi, 1927 ^g
• Pamponerus ^{c g}
• Papaverellus Artigas & Vieira, 2014 ^g
• Paramochtherus ^{c g}
• Paraphamartania ^{c g}
• Parastenopogon ^{c g}
• Parataracticus Cole, 1924 ^{i c g b}
• Paraterpogon ^{c g}
• Paratractia ^{c g}
• Paritamus ^{c g}
• Pashtshenkoa ^{c g}
• Pedomyia ^{c g}
• Pegesimallus ^{c g}
• Perasis ^{i c g}
• Phellopteron ^{c g}
• Phellus ^{c g}
• Phileris ^{c g}
• Philodicus ^{c g}
• Philonerax ^{c g}
• Philonicus Loew, 1849 ^{i c g b}
• Phonicocleptes ^{c g}
• Plesiomma Macquart, 1838 ^{i c g b}
• Pogonioefferia Artigas & Papavero, 1997 ^g
• Pogonosoma Rondani, 1856 ^{i c g b}
• Polacantha Martin, 1975 ^{i c g b}
• Polyphonius ^{c g}
• Polysarca ^{c g}
• Polysarcodes ^{c g}
• Porasilus Curran, 1934 ^g
• Premochtherus ^{c g}
• Pritchardia ^{c g}
• Pritchardomyia Wilcox, 1965 ^{i c g b}
• Proagonistes ^{c g}
• Proctacanthella Bromley, 1934 ^{i c g b}
• Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838 ^{i c g b}
• Prolatiforceps ^{i c g}
• Prolepsis Walker, 1851 ^{i c g b}
• Promachella Cole & Pritchard, 1964 ^{i c g b}
• Promachus Loew, 1848 ^{i c g b} (giant robber flies)
• Pronomopsis ^{c g}
• Protichisma ^{c g}
• Protometer ^{c g}
• Prytanomyia ^{c g}
• Pseudomerodontina ^{c g}
• Pseudonusa ^{c g}
• Pseudophrisson Durrenfeldt, 1968 ^g
• Pseudorus ^{c g}
• Pseudoryclus ^{c g}
• Psilinus ^{c g}
• Psilocurus Loew, 1874 ^{i c g b}
• Psilonyx Aldrich, 1923 ^{i c g b}
• Psilozona ^{c g}
• Pycnomerinx ^{c g}
• Pycnopogon ^{c g}
• Pygommatius ^{c g}
• Questopogon ^{c g}
• Rachiopogon ^{c g}
• Reburrus ^{c g}
• Regasilus ^{i c g}
• Remotomyia ^{c g}
• Rhabdogaster ^{c g}
• Rhacholaemus ^{c g}
• Rhadinosoma ^{c g}
• Rhadinus ^{c g}
• Rhadiurgus ^{i c g}
• Rhatimomyia ^{c g}
• Rhayatus ^{c g}
• Rhipidocephala ^{c g}
• Rhopalogaster ^{c g}
• Robertomyia ^{c g}
• Saropogon Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Satanas ^{c g}
• Scarbroughia ^{c g}
• Schildia ^{c g}
• Scleropogon Loew, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Scylaticina ^{c g}
• Scylaticus ^{c g}
• Scytomedes ^{c g}
• Senobasis ^{c g}
• Senoprosopis ^{c g}
• Sinopsilonyx ^{c g}
• Sintoria Hull, 1962 ^{i c g b}
• Sisyrnodytes ^{c g}
• Smeryngolaphria ^{c g}
• Spanurus ^{c g}
• Sphageus Loew, 1866 ^g
• Sphagomyia ^{c g}
• Sporadothrix ^{c g}
• Stackelberginia ^{c g}
• Stenasilus ^{c g}
• Stenommatius ^{c g}
• Stenopogon Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Stichopogon Loew, 1847 ^{i c g b}
• Stilpnogaster ^{c g}
• Stiphrolamyra ^{c g}
• Stizochymus ^{c g}
• Stizolestes ^{c g}
• Storthyngomerus ^{c g}
• Strombocodia ^{c g}
• Strophipogon ^{c g}
• Synolcus ^{c g}
• Systologaster ^{c g}
• Systropalpus ^{c g}
• Tanatchivia ^{c g}
• Taperigna ^{c g}
• Taracticus Loew, 1872 ^{i c g b}
• Templasilus ^{c g}
• Teratopomyia ^{c g}
• Thallosia ^{c g}
• Theodoria ^{c g}
• Thereutria ^{c g}
• Theromyia ^{c g}
• Theurgus ^{c g}
• Threnia ^{c g}
• Tipulogaster Cockerell, 1913 ^{i c g b}
• Tocantinia ^{c g}
• Tolmerolestes ^{c g}
• Tolmerus Loew, 1849 ^{c g b}
• Torasilus ^{c g}
• Torebroma ^{c g}
• Toremyia ^{c g}
• Townsendia Williston, 1895 ^{i c g b}
• Tricella ^{c g}
• Trichardis ^{c g}
• Trichardopsis ^{c g}
• Trichomachimus ^{c g}
• Trichoura ^{c g}
• Triclioscelis ^{c g}
• Triclis ^{c g}
• Trigonomima ^{c g}
• Triorla Parks, 1968 ^{i c g b}
• Tsacasia ^{c g}
• Tsacasiella ^{c g}
• Turka ^{c g}
• Udenopogon ^{c g}
• Ujguricola ^{c g}
• Valiraptor ^{c g}
• Wilcoxia James, 1941 ^{i c g b}
• Wilcoxius ^{c g}
• Willistonina ^{i c g}
• Wyliea ^{i b}
• Yksdarhus ^{c g}
• Zabrops Hull, 1958 ^{i c g b}
• Zabrotica ^{c g}
• Zelamyia ^{c g}
• Zosteria ^{c g}
• Zoticus ^{c g}

Fossil genera

• †Araripogon Grimaldi, 1990 ^g
• ↑Asilopsis Cockerell, 1920 ^g
• †Burmapogon Dikow and Grimaldi, 2014
• †Cretagaster Dikow & Grimaldi, 2014 ^g
• †Protoloewinella Schumann, 1984
• †Stenocinclis Scudder, 1878 ^g

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net