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Texas Robber Flies |
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List based on prediction from the April 1997 draft list of E. M. Fisher and J. Wilcox and on Bromley's summary article of Texas robbers from 1934. Texas, as usual, is overrun with species of anything including robbers. (They have 400 butterflies!!) Twice as many robbers as Arkansas. Numbers are at the bottom of the list. The Efferia genus is split into its Artigas genera with brackets. They are in alphabetical order under each bracketed genera. The list is broken into subfamilies but not tribes. Species with description dates in red only occur in TX in the US. Dates in brackets are from Wilcox's Efferia paper in that large genus. They include most of Bromley's collection dates in Texas. |
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SUBFAMILY Leptogastrinae scapularis (Bigot) 1878 tenuipes (Loew) 1862 weslacensis (Bromley) 1951 brevicornis Loew 1872 eudicrana Loew 1874 incisuralis Loew 1862 lanata Martin 1957 murina Loew 1862 obscuripes Loew 1862 patula Martin 1957 schaefferi Back 1909 texana Bromley 1934 virgata Coquillett 1904 Leptopteromyia americana Hardy 1947 Tipulogaster glabrata (Wiedemann) 1828
SUBFAMILY Dasypogoninae Parataracticus melanderi Wilcox 1967 abbreviatus Johnson 1903 bryanti Wilcox 1966 coquillettii Back 1909 fletcheri Bromley 1934 {legs wholly reddish, 4 scutellar bristles, 24-27 mm species, abd segs 2-5 narrowly black on ant margin, wings pale reddish brown} hypomelas (Loew) 1866 nitidus Wilcox 1966 pritchardi Bromley 1934 sculleni Wilcox 1966 {scutellar bristles present, 12 mm, femora reddish, fore and middle femora black dorsally and middle black ventrally, mesonotum yellowish gray pollinose} solus Bromley 1951 {absent scutellar bristles, 12 mm fly, abd dark red, legs pale reddish yellow} Taracticus octopunctatus (Say) 1872 Blepharepium sonorensis Pap. & Bernardi 1973 Diogmites angustipennis Loew 1866 bilobatus Barnes 2010 fragilis Bromley 1936 misellus Loew 1866 neoternatus (Bromley) 1931 platypterus Loew 1866 pritchardi Bromley 1936 sallei (Bellardi) 1861 texanus Bromley 1934
SUBFAMILY Laphrinae Andrenosoma corallium Martin 1966 fulvicaudum (Say) 1823 spec. igneum Bromley 1929 xanthocnemum (Wiedemann) 1828 abdominalis (Brown) 1897 lucyae Martin 1959 ridingsi Cresson 1920 Amathomyia antennata (Banks) 1920 Atomosia glabrata (Say) 1823 melanopogon Hermann 1912 mucida Osten Sacken 1887 puella (Wiedemann) 1828 rufipes Macquart 1847 sayii Johnson 1903 Cerotainia albipilosa Curran 1930 Orthogonis stygia (Bromley) 1931 Lampria bicolor (Wiedemann) 1828 rubriventris (Macquart) 1834 Laphria affinus Macquart 1855 flavicollis Say 1824 lata Macquart 1850 macquarti (Banks) 1917 nigella (Bromley) 1934 saffrana Fabricius 1805 sericea Say 1823
SUBFAMILY Laphistiinae albiceps (Macquart) 1846 confusa Curran 1927 laguna Wilcox 1960 notata (Bigot) 1878 opaca Coquillett 1904 sexfasciata (Say) 1823 texensis Curran 1931 varipes Curran 1931 Psilocurus birdi Curran 1931 modestus (Williston) 1893 nudiusculus Loew 1874 puellus Bromley 1934 pygmaeus Hull 1961 reinhardi Bromley 1951 tibialis Hull 1961
SUBFAMILY Brachyrhopalinae Ceraturgus elizabethae Brimley 1924 mitchelli Brimley 1924 spec. oklahomensis (Bromley) 1934 spec. Cyrtopogon pulcher Back 1909 Heteropogon currani Pritchard 1935 johnsoni (Back) 1904 lautus Loew 1872 patruelis (Coquillett) 1893 phoenicurus Loew 1872 spec. currani Martin 1959 guttulus (Wiedemann) 1821 phaeonotus Loew 1874 seniculus Loew 1866 snowi Back 1909 Hadrokolos cazieri Martin 1959 texanus (Bromley) 1934 Metapogon punctipennis Coquillett 1904 Nicocles reinhardi Bromley 1934 bella (Loew) 1872 dora Pritchard 1943 lutzi Curran 1931 sculleni Wilcox 1937 stylosa Curran 1931 texana Bromley 1934 Hodophylax aridus James 1933 Sintoria pappi Wilcox 1972 Wilcoxia pollinosa Wilcox 1972
SUBFAMILY Willistonininae Ablautus rufotibialis Back 1909
SUBFAMILY Dioctrininae Eudioctria disjuncta Adis. & Wood 1975 Echthodopa pubera Loew 1866
SUBFAMILY Stenopogoninae Microstylum galactodes Loew 1866 2nd Prolepsis tristus (Walker) 1851 Plesiomma unicolor Loew 1866 Ospriocerus aeacidinus (Williston) 1886 {pleura gray pollinose, abd reddish yellow, white pollinose spots on posterior corners of tergites 2-4, wings broad} abdominalis Say 1824 spec {thorax black, abd dorsally mostly red with one or more segments totally black} ebyi (Bromley) 1937 {bristles on metanotum and scutellum pale, abd reddish yellow, pleura yellow pollinose, wings narrow} galadae Martin 1968 {face totally tomentose, thorax thinly brown pollinose on black stripes, tergites 2-7 red dorsally, abd tergites 2-4,5 white pollinose laterally} latipennis (Loew) 1866 2nd {abd stouter than longulus and background color yellow with varying amounts of black} longulus (Loew) 1866 {abd extends well beynd wings, short bristles on male lower forceps, legs bright orange red}
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minos Osten Sacken 1877 {abd totally black, thorax black} nitens (Coquillett) 1904 {thorax black, hair on proboscis and below eyes black, bristles on metanotum and scutellum black or black and white} parksi Bromley 1934 {face with polished triangle, mystax and abd black, thorax yellow or red with black markings} pumilus (Coquillett) 1904 {thorax black, abd light cherry red to blackish red, fore legs yellow with black fasciae ventrally, bristles on mesonotum and scutellum pale} rhadamanthus Loew 1866 {polished facial triangle, abd tergites 2-4 white pollinose laterally, thorax brown pollinose, abd black or red} tenebrosus (Coquillett) 1904 {abd background color entirely black, all femora black and stout, villus Martin 1968 {abd totally black, face with polished triangle, dense long brown hair on the abd, 13 mm small species} Scleropogon cinerascens (Back) 1909 coyote (Bromley) 1931 helvolus Loew 1874 indistinctus (Bromley) 1937 kelloggi (Wilcox) 1937 picticornis Loew 1866 subulatus (Wiedemann) 1828 2nd Stenopogon inquinatus Loew 1866
SUBFAMILY Stichopogoninae Stichopogon catulus Osten Sacken 1887 colei Bromley 1934 fragilis Back 1909 trifasciatus (Say) 1823 Townsendia nigra Back 1909 pulcherrima Back 1909
SUBFAMILY Trigonomiminae Haplopogon bullatus (Bromley) 1934 latus (Coquillett) 1904 triangulatus Martin 1955 Holcocephala abdominalis (Say) 1823 calva (Loew) 1872 fusca Bromley 1951
SUBFAMILY Asilinae Amblyonychus trapezoidalis (Bellardi) 1861 Eccritosia zamon (Townsend) 1895 Efferia [Albibarbefferia] albibarbis (Macquart) 1838 [4-10] [Albibarbefferia] armata (Hine) 1918 [6,7] [Albibarbefferia] bicolor (Bellardi) 1861 [6-11] [Albibarbefferia] grandis (Hine) 1919 [5-8] [Albibarbefferia] leucocoma (Williston) 1885 [5-7] [Aridefferia] prattii (Hine) 1919 [3-5] [Aridefferia] snowi (Hine) 1919 [2-6] [Aridefferia] subarida (Bromley) 1940 [2-5] [Carinefferia] costalis (Williston) 1885 [6,7] [Carinefferia] cressoni (Hine) 1919 [4-6] [Carinefferia] willistoni (HIne) 1919 [6-9] [Efferia] completa (Macquart) 1838 [9-11] [Efferia] incognita Forbes 1987 [Efferia] luna Wilcox 1966 [5-7] [Nerax] aestuans (Linnaeus) 1763 [5-10] [Nerax] apicalis (Wiedemann) 1821 [6-9] [Nerax] aurimystacea (Hine) 1919 [7] [Nerax] beameri Wilcox 1966 [7] [Nerax] belfragei (Hine) 1919 [4,5] [Pogoniefferia] argentifrons (Hine) 1911 [3-8] [Pogoniefferia] argyrosoma (Hine) 1911 [3-8] [Pogoniefferia] auripila (Hine) 1916 [4-6] [Pogoniefferia] bexarensis (Bromley) 1934 [6,7] [Pogoniefferia] bicaudata (Hine) 1919 [7-10] [Pogoniefferia] helenae (Bromley) 1951 [8-10] [Pogoniefferia] mesquite (Bromley) 1951 [7] [Pogoniefferia] monki (Bromley) 1951 [9,10] [Pogoniefferia] mortensoni Wilcox 1966 [Pogoniefferia] nemoralis (Hine) 1911 [5-7] [Pogoniefferia] pallidula (Hine) 1911 [6-8] [Pogoniefferia] parkeri (Wilcox) 1966 [3-5] [Pogoniefferia] pilosa (Hine) 1919 [Pogoniefferia] plena (Hine) 1916 [5-8] [Pogoniefferia] pogonias (Wiedemann) 1821 [8-10] [Pogoniefferia] prairiensis (Bromley) 1934 [6] [Pogoniefferia] rapax (Osten Sacken) 1887 [6-9] [Pogoniefferia] texana (Banks) 1919 [6-9] [Pogoniefferia] triton (Osten Sacken) 1887 [5-8] [Pogoniefferia] varipes (Williston) 1885 [6-8] [Pogoniefferia] wilcoxi (Bromley) 1940 [5,6] [Tuberculefferia] tuberculata (Coquillett) 1904 [4-9] Furcilla delicatula (Hine) 1918 Mallophora fautrix Osten Sacken 1887 leschenaulti Macquart 1838 orcina (Wiedemann) 1828 Megaphorus acrus (Curran) 1931 clausicellus (Macquart) 1850 guildiana (Williston) 1885 lascruensis (Cole) 1964 prudens (Pritchard) 1935 pulcher (Pritchard) 1935 Proctacanthella cacopiliga (Hine) 1909 exquisita (Osten Sacken) 1887 leucopogon Williston 1893 robusta Bromley 1951 wilcoxi Bromley 1935 Proctacanthus brevipennis (Wiedemann) 1828 duryi Hine 1911 hinei Bromley 1928 longus (Wiedemann) 1821 micans Schiner 1867 milbertii Macquart 1838 nearno Martin 1962 nigrofemoratus Hine 1911 rodecki James 1933 rufus Williston 1885 Promachus albifacies Williston 1885 bastardii (Macquart) 1838 fitchii Osten Sacken 1878 giganteus Hine 1911 hinei Bromley 1931 magnus Bellardi 1861 minisculus Hine 1911 nigrialbus Martin 1970 oklahomensis Pritchard 1935 painteri Bromley 1934 sackeni Hine 1911 texanus Bromley 1934 truquii Bellardi 1861 Triorla interrupta (Macquart) 1834 Asilus sericeus Say 1823 Dicropaltum humilis (Bellardi) 1861 rubicundus (Hine) 1909 griseus Hine 1906 notatus (Wiedemann) 1828 paropus (Walker) 1849 prairiensis (Tucker) 1907 Philonicus limpidipennis (Hine) 1909 composita (Hine) 1918 grossa Martin 1975 sinuosa Martin 1975 Ommatius ouachitensis Bull. & Lavigne 1984 texanus Bull. & Lavigne 1984 tibialis Say 1823 |
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Genera: 60 (not counting split Efferia genera) Species: 253 |