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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Baltic region (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
5618
16806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
555
5609
16792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
529
5537
16633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
4531
14336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
807
2539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
458
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
87
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
36
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baltic region
15 Genera with 24 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies4SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1861Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltic region
24 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus trichurus Meunier, 1899
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Dasypogon pilipes Loew, 1850
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Holopogon pilipes Loew, 1850
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neolophonotus klebsi Meunier, 1908
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Promachus pulchellus Bellardi, 1861

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Baltic region
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Asilidae at geller-grimm.de
Asilidae at artfakta.se
Asilidae at dyntaxa.se
Asilidae at gbif.org
Asilidae at irmng.org
Asilidae at itis.gov
Asilidae at marinespecies.org