Robber Flies of Illinois

Based on Fisher and Wilcox's Catalog 1997 (unpublished). Not all species have been verified but may occur based on presently known geographies. Subtribes are not shown. 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

Apachekolos

          tenuipes (Loew) 1862

Beameromyia

          pictipes (Loew) 1862

Leptogaster

          brevicornis Loew 1872

          flavipes Loew 1862

          incisuralis Loew 1862

          murina Loew 1862

Psilonyx

          annulatus (Say) 1823

Tipulogaster

          glabrata (Wiedemann) 1828

SUBFAMILY Dasypogoninae

Taracticus

          octopunctatus (Say) 1823

Diogmites

          angustipennis Loew 1866

          basalis (Walker) 1851

          misellus Loew 1866

          neoternatus (Bromley) 1931

          platypterus Loew 1866

SUBFAMILY Laphrinae

Andrenosoma

          fulvicaudum (Say) 1823

Pogonosoma

          dorsatum (Say) 1824

Atomosia

          glabrata (Say) 1823

          melanopogon Hermann 1912

          puella (Wiedemann) 1828

          sayii Johnson 1903

Cerotainia

          albipilosa Curran 1930

          macrocera Say 1823

Orthogonis

          stygia (Bromley) 1931

Dasylechia

          atrox (Williston) 1883

Lampria

          bicolor (Wiedemann) 1828

          rubriventris (Macquart) 1834

Laphria

          aktis McAtee 1919

          canis Williston 1883

          divisor (Banks) 1917

          flavicollis Say 1824

          index McAtee 1919

          ithypyga McAtee 1919

          lata Macquart 1850

          posticata Say 1824

          sericea Say 1823

          sicula McAtee 1919

          thoracica Fabricius 1805

          winnemana McAtee 1919

SUBFAMILY Stenopogoninae

Cyrtopogon

          falto (Walker) 1849

Heteropogon

          macerinus (Walker) 1849

Holopogon

          oriens Martin 1959

          phaeonotus Loew 1874

          vockerothi Martin 1859

Ceraturgus

          cruciatus (Say) 1823

SUBFAMILY Stichopogoninae

Lasiopogon

          opaculus Loew 1874

Stichopogon

          argenteus (Say) 1823

          trifasciatus (Say) 1823

SUBFAMILY Trigonomiminae

Holcocephala

          abdominalis (Say) 1823

          calva (Loew) 1872

          fusca Bromley 1951

SUBFAMILY Asilinae

Efferia

          [Nerax] aestuans (Linnaeus) 1763

          [Albibarbefferia] albibarbis (Macquart) 1838

          [Pogoniefferia] pogonias (Wiedemann) 1821

Proctacanthella

          cacopiliga (Hine) 1909

Proctacanthus

          brevipennis (Wiedemann) 1828

          duryi Hine 1911

          hinei Bromley 1928

          milbertii Macquart 1838

          rufus Williston 1885

Promachus

          bastardii (Macquart) 1838

          fitchii Osten Sacken 1878

          hinei Bromley 1931

          rufipes (Fabricius) 1775

          vertebratus (Say) 1823

Asilus

          sericeus Say 1823

Dicropaltum

          rubicundus (Hine) 1909

Machimus

          antimachus (Walker) 1849 spec.M spec.F

          erythocnemius (Hine) 1909

          maneei (Hine) 1909

          notatus (Wiedemann) 1828

          paropus (Walker) 1849

          sadyates (Walker) 1849

          snowii (Hine) 1909

          virginicus (Banks) 1920

Neoitamus

          flavofemoratus (Hine) 1909

          orphne Osten Sacken 1849

Neomochtherus

          auricomus (Hine) 1909

Philonicus

          rufipennis Hine 1907

Ommatius

          gemma Brimley 1928

          ouachitensis Bull. & Lavigne 1984 spec.F

          tibialis Say 1823

Genera:       33 (not counting split Efferia genera)

Species:      81