Arkansas Robber Flies

List based on prediction from the April 1997 draft list of E. M. Fisher and J. Wilcox.

Not all species have been verified for Arkansas 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. Underlined species are linked to pictures. Some are at Giff Beaton's site or at http://www.bugguide.net. Some are on local pages. Some genera are linked to images that depict non-local species in order to show the form of that genus where other photos are not available for our own species.

The Arkansas list is more complete obviously than several of the other state lists because of the direct observation Norm and Cheryl Lavers and I have done over the past years. Some species have still not been seen directly by us nonetheless. See the Virginia state list for a very studied list as well.

SUBFAMILY Leptogastrinae

Apachekolos tenuipes (Loew) 1862

Beameromyia

            disfascia Martin 1957

            vulgaris Martin 1957

Leptogaster

            aegra Martin 1957

            atridorsalis Back 1909

            brevicornis Loew 1872

            flavipes Loew 1862 2nd

            incisuralis Loew 1862

            murina Loew 1862

            virgata Coquillett 1904

Psilonyx annulatus (Say) 1823 spec. 2nd

Tipulogaster glabrata (Wiedemann) 1828 F

SUBFAMILY Dasypogoninae

Taracticus octopunctatus (Say) 1823

Nicocles

            pictus (Loew) 1866

            politus (Say) 1823 Male

Diogmites

            angustipennis Loew 1866

            basalis (Walker) 1851

            bilobatus Barnes 2010 spec.

            discolor Loew1866 spec.

            misellus Loew 1866

            missouriensis Bromley 1951

            neoternatus (Bromley) 1931

            platypterus Loew 1866

            pritchardi Bromley 1936

            properans Bromley 1936 2nd

            ternatus Loew 1866

            texanus Bromley 1934

SUBFAMILY Laphrinae

Andrenosoma fulvicaudum (Say) 1823 spec.

Cerotainiops abdominalis (Brown) 1897 spec.

Pogonosoma

            dorsatum (Say) 1824 side

            ridingsi Cresson 1920

Atomosia

            arkansensis Barnes 2008

            glabrata (Say) 1823

            melanopogon Hermann 1912

            mucida Osten Sacken 1887

            puella (Wiedemann) 1828

            rufipes Macquart 1847

            sayii Johnson 1903

Cerotainia

            albipilosa Curran 1930

            macrocera Say 1823

Orthogonis stygia (Bromley) 1931

Lampria

            bicolor (Wiedemann) 1828

            rubriventris (Macquart) 1834

Laphria

            sensu stricta

            affinus Macquart 1855

            apila (Bromley) 1951 spec., spec 2nd

            cinerea (Back) 1904

            divisor (Banks) 1917 spec. 2nd

            flavicollis Say 1824

            grossa (Fabricius) 1775

            lata Macquart 1850

            macquarti (Banks) 1917 spec.

            posticata Say 1824

            saffrana Fabricius 1805

            thoracica Fabricius 1805 2nd 3rd

            virginica (Banks) 1917 2nd

            vorax (Bromley) 1929 spec.

            atypical

            aktis McAtee 1919

            index McAtee 1919 2nd spec., M term.

            ithypyga McAtee 1919 spec., M term.

            sericea Say 1823 spec., spec 2., M term.

            sicula McAtee 1919

            species unknown

SUBFAMILY Laphistiinae

Laphystia

            bromleyi Wilcox 1960

            notata (Bigot) 1878

            ochreifrons Curran 1931

Psilocurus

            birdi Curran 1931

            nudiusculus Loew 1874

Zabrops flavipilis (Jones) 1907 spec., spec. 2, spec 3

SUBFAMILY Stenopogoninae

Cyrtopogon

            falto (Walker) 1849 spec.

            lutatius (Walker) 1849 spec.

            lyratus Osten Sacken 1878

            marginalis Loew 1866 2nd

Hadrokolos texanus (Bromley) 1934

Heteropogon macerinus (Walker) 1849

Holopogon

            guttulus (Wiedemann) 1821

            oriens Martin 1959

            phaeonotus Loew 1874

Ceraturgus

            cornutus (Wiedemann) 1828

            cruciatus (Say) 1823

            elizabethae Brimley 1924 2nd

            mitchelli Brimley 1924 spec.

Echthodopa

            formosa (Loew) 1872

            pubera Loew 1866

Eudioctria

            albius (Walker) 1849 BG

            brevis Banks 1917

            propinqua (Bromley) 1924

            tibialis (Banks) 1917 spec. BG

Microstylum morosum Loew 1872

Prolepsis tristus (Walker) 1851

Scleropogon subulatus (Wiedemann) 1828

SUBFAMILY Stichopogoninae

Lasiopogon oklahomensis Cole & Wilcox 1938

Stichopogon

            colei Bromley 1934

            pritchardi Bromley 1951

            trifasciatus (Say) 1823

Townsendia nigra Back 1909

SUBFAMILY Trigonomiminae

Holcocephala

            abdominalis (Say) 1823

            calva (Loew) 1872

            fusca Bromley 1951

SUBFAMILY Asilinae

Efferia

            [Nerax] aestuans (Linnaeus) 1763

            [Albibarbefferia] albibarbis (Macquart) 1838

            [Nerax] apicalis (Wiedemann) 1821 2nd 3rd

            [Pogoniefferia] argentifrons (Hine) 1911

            [Pogoniefferia] argyrosoma (Hine) 1911

            [Albibarbefferia] bicolor (Bellardi) 1861

            [Nerax] kansensis (Hine) 1919

            [Pogoniefferia] nemoralis (Hine) 1911

            [Pogoniefferia] plena (Hine) 1916

            [Pogoniefferia] pogonias (Wiedemann) 1821

            [Pogoniefferia] prairiensis (Bromley) 1934

            [Aridefferia] snowi (Hine) 1919

            [Nerax] tabescens (Banks) 1919

            [Pogoniefferia] texana (Banks) 1919 spec.

Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann) 1828

Megaphorus

            acrus (Curran) 1931

            clausicellus (Macquart) 1850 spec.

            guildiana (Williston) 1885 spec.

Proctacanthella cacopiliga (Hine) 1909

Proctacanthus

            brevipennis (Wiedemann) 1828

            duryi Hine 1911

            heros (Wiedemann) 1828

            hinei Bromley 1928

            longus (Wiedemann) 1821

            milbertii Macquart 1838

            nigriventris Macquart 1838 spec. F

            rufus Williston 1885

Promachus

            bastardii (Macquart) 1838

            fitchii Osten Sacken 1878

            hinei Bromley 1931

            oklahomensis Pritchard 1935

            rufipes (Fabricius) 1775

            vertebratus (Say) 1823 2nd

Triorla interrupta (Macquart) 1834

Asilus sericeus Say 1823

Dicropaltum rubicundus (Hine) 1909 spec.

Machimus

            antimachus (Walker) 1849 spec.M spec.F

            autumnalis (Banks) 1914

            erythocnemius (Hine) 1909

            maneei (Hine) 1909 spec.

            notatus (Wiedemann) 1828

            paropus (Walker) 1849

            prairiensis (Tucker) 1907

            sadyates (Walker) 1849 Female

            snowii (Hine) 1909 spec.

            virginicus (Banks) 1920

Neoitamus

            orphne Osten Sacken 1849

            flavofemoratus (Hine) 1909 2nd

Neomochtherus auricomus (Hine) 1909 spec., spec. M F

Philonicus rufipennis Hine 1907 spec.M spec.F BG

Ommatius

            gemma Brimley 1928

            ouachitensis Bull. & Lavigne 1984 spec.F

            species unknown

            tibialis Say 1823

            wilcoxi Bull. & Lavigne 1984

Genera:       47 (not counting split Efferia genera)

Species:      154