Robber Flies of Iowa

Based on Fisher and Wilcox's Catalog 1997 (unpublished).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

Beameromyia

          pictipes (Loew) 1862

Leptogaster

          flavipes Loew 1862

          incisuralis Loew 1862

          murina Loew 1862

Tipulogaster

          glabrata (Wiedemann) 1828

SUBFAMILY Dasypogoninae

Taracticus

          octopunctatus (Say) 1823

Diogmites

          angustipennis Loew 1866

          neoternatus (Bromley) 1931

          platypterus Loew 1866

SUBFAMILY Laphrinae

Andrenosoma

          fulvicaudum (Say) 1823

Pogonosoma

          ridingsi Cresson 1920

Atomosia

          melanopogon Hermann 1912

Dasylechia

          atrox (Williston) 1883

Laphria

          aktis McAtee 1919

          canis Williston 1883

          flavicollis Say 1824

          index McAtee 1919

          posticata Say 1824

          sacrator Walker 1849

          sericea Say 1823

          thoracica Fabricius 1805

          vorax (Bromley) 1929

          winnemana McAtee 1919

SUBFAMILY Laphistiinae

Laphystia

          canadensis Curran 1927

Zabrops

          flavipilis (Jones) 1907

SUBFAMILY Stenopogoninae

Echthodopa

          pubera Loew 1866

Cyrtopogon

          falto (Walker) 1849

Heteropogon

          macerinus (Walker) 1849

Ceraturgus

          cruciatus (Say) 1823

Stenopogon

          inquinatus Loew 1866

SUBFAMILY Stichopogoninae

Lasiopogon

          opaculus Loew 1874

Stichopogon

          argenteus (Say) 1823

          trifasciatus (Say) 1823

SUBFAMILY Trigonomiminae

Holcocephala

          abdominalis (Say) 1823

          fusca Bromley 1951

SUBFAMILY Asilinae

Efferia

          [Nerax] aestuans (Linnaeus) 1763

          [Albibarbefferia] albibarbis (Macquart) 1838

          [Pogoniefferia] pogonias (Wiedemann) 1821

Proctacanthus

          brevipennis (Wiedemann) 1828

          hinei Bromley 1928

          milbertii Macquart 1838

          rufus Williston 1885

Promachus

          bastardii (Macquart) 1838

          fitchii Osten Sacken 1878

          rufipes (Fabricius) 1775

          vertebratus (Say) 1823

Asilus

          sericeus Say 1823

Machimus

          erythocnemius (Hine) 1909

          paropus (Walker) 1849

          snowii (Hine) 1909

Philonicus

          rufipennis Hine 1907

Genera:       26 (not counting split Efferia genera)

Species:      51