- Asiloidea
Taxobox
name = Asiloidea
image_width = 240px
image_caption = Robber fly (Asilidae )
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum =Hexapoda
classis =Insect a
subclassis =Pterygota
infraclassis =Neoptera
superordo =Endopterygota |
ordo = Diptera
subordo =Brachycera
infraordo =Asilomorpha (but see text)
superfamilia = Asiloidea
superfamilia_authority =
subdivision_ranks =Families
subdivision = 11, see textAsiloidea is a very large cosmopolitan
superfamily ofDiptera . The formerinfraorder Asilomorpha isparaphyletic and thus not a natural group; as its typetaxon the Asiloidea would still belong there in any case, but current knowledge ofbrachycera n relationships would make itmonotypic : theCyclorrhapha appear to be the closest known relatives of the Asiloidea.Though the
ICZN does not regulate taxa higher thansuperfamilies , two approaches to deal with the problem are possible: either the Asilomorpha are abandoned, and the Asiloidea are treated as a member of the basal (i.e. non-Cyclorrhapha) radiation of Brachycera. On the other hand, it might be even more practical to synonymize the Asiloidea with the Asilomorpha and place the asiloid families in the infraorder directly, following the example of theTabanomorpha .Families
Living families of Asiloidea are:
*Apioceridae – flower-loving flies
*Apsilocephalidae
*Apystomyiidae
*Asilidae – robber flies
*Bombyliidae – bee flies
*Hilarimorphidae
*Mydidae – mydas flies
*Mythicomyiidae
*Evocoidae
*Scenopinidae – window flies
*Therevidae – stiletto fliesAn
extinct family from theMesozoic are theProtapioceridae .
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