Robber Flies of Connecticut

Based on Fisher and Wilcox's Catalog 1997 (unpublished). Not all species have been verified but may occur based on presently known geographies. Some species are likely historical and may not be present since the time of Bromley's studies in this state. Michael Thomas is currently working on redefining the Asilid status for Connecticut. The large Efferia genus has been split into new genera by South American Asilid scientist Jorge Artigas. This split is not accepted by all fly guys apparently. I have put the new genera in [ ] under that genus.

SUBFAMILY Leptogastrinae

Beameromyia

            disfascia Martin 1957

Leptogaster

            flavipes Loew 1862

            incisuralis Loew 1862

Tipulogaster

            glabrata (Wiedemann) 1828

SUBFAMILY Dasypogoninae

Taracticus

            octopunctatus (Say) 1823

Nicocles

            politus (Say) 1823

Diogmites

            basalis (Walker) 1851

            discolor Loew 1866

            misellus Loew 1866

            neoternatus (Bromley) 1931

            platypterus Loew 1866

SUBFAMILY Laphrinae

 Andrenosoma

            fulvicaudum (Say) 1823

Pogonosoma

            dorsatum (Say) 1824

Atomosia

            puella (Wiedemann) 1828

Cerotainia

            albipilosa Curran 1930

            macrocera Say 1823

Lampria

            bicolor (Wiedemann) 1828

Laphria

            affinus Macquart 1855

            aktis McAtee 1919

            canis Williston 1883

            champlainii Walton 1910

            cinerea (Back) 1904

            divisor (Banks) 1917

            flavicollis Say 1824

            grossa (Fabricius) 1775

            index McAtee 1919

            posticata Say 1824

            sacrator Walker 1849

            sadales Walker 1849

            scorpio McAtee 1919

            sericea Say 1823

            sicula McAtee 1919

            thoracica Fabricius 1805

            virginica (Banks) 1917

            winnemana McAtee 1919

SUBFAMILY Stenopogoninae

Cyrtopogon

            alleni Back 1909

            falto (Walker) 1849

            lutatius (Walker) 1849

            lyratus Osten Sacken 1878

            marginalis Loew 1866

Heteropogon

            macerinus (Walker) 1849

Holopogon

            oriens Martin 1959

            vockerothi Martin 1859

Ceraturgus

            fasciatus Walker 1849

            similis Johnson 1912

Dioctria

            hyalipennis (Fabricius 1794)

Echthodopa

            formosa (Loew) 1872

Eudioctria

            albius (Walker) 1849

            brevis Banks 1917

            propinqua (Bromley) 1924

SUBFAMILY Stichopogoninae

Lasiopogon

            currani Cole & Wilcox 1838

            slossonae Cole & Wilcox 1838

            terricola (Johnson) 1900

            tetragrammus Loew 1874

Stichopogon

            argenteus (Say) 1823

            trifasciatus (Say) 1823

SUBFAMILY Trigonomiminae

Holcocephala

            abdominalis (Say) 1823

SUBFAMILY Asilinae

Efferia

            [Nerax] aestuans (Linnaeus) 1763

            [Albibarbefferia] albibarbis (Macquart) 1838

            [Pogoniefferia] pogonias (Wiedemann) 1821

Proctacanthus

            brevipennis (Wiedemann) 1828

            philadelphicus Macquart 1838

            rufus Williston 1885

Promachus

            bastardii Macquart 1838

            fitchii Osten Sacken 1878

Asilus

            sericeus Say 1823

Machimus

            antimachus (Walker) 1849

            erythocnemius (Hine) 1909

            lecythus (Walker) 1849

            maneei (Hine) 1909

            notatus (Wiedemann) 1828

            novaescotiae (Macquart) 1847

            paropus (Walker) 1849

            sadyates (Walker) 1849

            snowii (Hine) 1909

Neoitamus

            flavofemoratus (Hine) 1909

            orphne Osten Sacken 1849

Neomochtherus

            auricomus (Hine) 1909

            latipennis (Hine) 1909

            piceus (Hine) 1909

Philonicus

            fuscatus (Hine) 1909

Ommatius

            tibialis Say 1823

Genera:       31 (not counting split Efferia genera)

Species:      82