Asilidae generic classification sensu Dikow 2009
The comprehensive cladistic study by Dikow (2009) proposes a revised, phylogenetic classification of Asilidae into 14 subfamily taxa. This phylogenetic study is based on a sample of 158 species from 140 genera representing all 11 previously recognized subfamily taxa (Hull 1962, Papavero 1973, Geller-Grimm 2004) and 39 of the 42 tribal taxa.
Only 140 out of 537 Asilidae genera (Geller-Grimm 2004) were included at the time in this phylogenetic analysis. However, all genera classified by Geller-Grimm (2004) in Apocleinae + Asilinae (174 genera, 29 included in Dikow (2009)), Dioctriinae (11, 6 included), Laphriinae + Laphystiinae (109, 27 included), Leptogastrinae (18, 5 included), Ommatiinae (8, 4 included plus Afroestricus), Stichopogoninae (11, 4 included), and Trigonomiminae (11, 4 included) can easily be placed within the revised classification as all of these taxa have been diagnosed sufficiently to evaluate whether the remaining unstudied genera are representatives of these monophyletic taxa.
Fifty-nine genera of Dasypogoninae and Stenopogoninae sensu previous authors were included in Dikow (2009) so that only 127 genera of these two taxa remained to be addressed in future phylogenetic analyses and placed within the higher-level taxa recognized in this revised classification. With the placement of the Afrotropical genera (Londt and Dikow in the Manual of Afrotropical Diptera) only 98 genera remain to be placed in this phylogenetic classification.
Below is a list of 560 valid Asilidae genera (plus 136 synonyms, 57 homonyms, and 5 nomina nuda) based on the world-catalog of Geller-Grimm (2004) with the addition of genera described since then. Note that 23 subgenera are also included and unpublished generic names are not included.
Last update: 2020-11-02
Displaying 43 records.
Aczelia Carrera, 1955 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Saropogonini; subtribe: unplaced
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Allopogon Schiner, 1866 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: unplaced (not studied by Dikow 2009); subtribe: unplaced synonymy: senior synonym of Caenarolia
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Ampyx Walker, 1855 homonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Megapodina synonymy: homonym, replaced by Pseudorus
taxonomy: preoccupied, replaced by Pseudorus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Araiopogon Carrera, 1949 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Saropogonini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Saropogon
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Archilestes Schiner, 1866 homonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: unplaced (included by Dikow 2009); subtribe: unplaced synonymy: homonym, replaced by Archilestris
taxonomy: preoccupied, replaced by Archilestris
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Stenopogoninae; tribe: Enigmomorphini |
Archilestris Loew, 1874 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: unplaced (included by Dikow 2009); subtribe: unplaced taxonomy: replacement name for Archilestes
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Stenopogoninae; tribe: Enigmomorphini |
Astylium Rondani, 1850 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Senobasina synonymy: junior synonym of Senobasis
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Blepharepium Rondani, 1848 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Blepharepiini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: senior synonym of Planetolestes
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Blepharepiini |
Caroncoma Londt, 1980 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: unplaced (not studied by Dikow 2009); subtribe: unplaced
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Cenopogon Wulp, 1898 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Lagodiina synonymy: junior synonym of Pegesimallus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Cheilopogon Rondani, 1856 homonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Dasypogonini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: homonym, replaced by Dasypogon
taxonomy: preoccupied, replaced by Dasypogon
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Cyrtophrys Loew, 1851 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Cyrtophryina synonymy: senior synonym of Mirolestes
taxonomy: replacement name for Myolestes
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Dasypogon Meigen, 1803 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Dasypogonini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: senior synonym of Selidopogon
taxonomy: replacement name for Cheilopogon
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Deromyia Philippi, 1865 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Cyrtophryina
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Diogmites Loew, 1866 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: unplaced (included by Dikow 2009); subtribe: unplaced
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Doryclus Jaennicke, 1867 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Megapodina synonymy: junior synonym of Pseudorus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Lagodias Loew, 1858 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Lagodiina synonymy: junior synonym of Pegesimallus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Laparus Loew, 1851 homonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Lagodiina synonymy: homonym, replaced by Pegesimallus
taxonomy: preoccupied, replaced by Pegesimallus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Lastaurax Carrera, 1949 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Lastauracini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Neodiogmites
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Lastauroides Carrera, 1949 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Lastauracini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Neodiogmites
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Lastauronia Carrera, 1949 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Lastauracini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Lastaurina
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Lastauropsis Carrera, 1949 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Lastauracini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Lastaurus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Lestomyia Williston, 1884 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: unplaced (included by Dikow 2009); subtribe: unplaced
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Lochites Schiner, 1866 homonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Senobasina synonymy: homonym, replaced by Senobasis
taxonomy: preoccupied, replaced by Senobasis
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Lochitomyia Brèthes, 1925 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Senobasina synonymy: junior synonym of Senobasis
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Lycomax Hull, 1962 subgenus
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Saropogonini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: subgenus of Saropogon
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: unplaced; tribe: unplaced |
Megapoda Macquart, 1834 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Megapodina
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Mirolestes Curran, 1935 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Cyrtophryina synonymy: junior synonym of Cyrtophrys
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Molobratia Hull, 1958 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Molobratiini; subtribe: unplaced
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Molobratiini |
Morimna Walker, 1851 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Lastauracini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Lastaurus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Myolestes Brèthes, 1905 homonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Cyrtophryina synonymy: homonym, replaced by Cyrtophrys
taxonomy: preoccupied, replaced by Cyrtophrys
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Neodiogmites Carrera, 1949 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Lastauracini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: senior synonym of Lastauroides and Lastaurax
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Lastauracini |
Neolaparus Williston, 1889 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Lagodiina synonymy: junior synonym of Pegesimallus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Oberon Carrera and Papavero, 1962 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Saropogonini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Saropogon
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Pegesimallus Loew, 1858 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Lagodiina synonymy: senior synonym of Cenopogon, Lagodias, and Neolaparus
taxonomy: replacement name for Laparus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Planetolestes Lynch Arribálzaga, 1879 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Blepharepiini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Blepharepium
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Blepharepiini |
Pseudorus Walker, 1851 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Megapodina synonymy: senior synonym of Doryclus and Pseudoryclus
taxonomy: replacement name for Ampyx
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Pseudoryclus Carrera, 1952 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Megapodini; subtribe: Megapodina synonymy: junior synonym of Pseudorus
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Megapodini |
Saropogon Loew, 1847 valid
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Saropogonini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: senior synonym of Araiopogon and Oberon
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Dasypogonini |
Scandon Walker, 1851 synonym
subfamily: Dasypogoninae tribe: Thereutriini; subtribe: unplaced synonymy: junior synonym of Thereutria
classification sensu world catalog by Geller-Grimm (2004) subfamily: Dasypogoninae; tribe: Thereutriini |