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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1134
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
757
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
144
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
63
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
38
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
38 Genera with 81 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPRT
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 182013SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies6SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoepitriptus Lehr, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paritamus Verall, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18206SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
81 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus cyanurus (Loew, 1849)⇒ Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849
Choerades fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Choerades fulvus Meigen, 1804
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades igneus Meigen, 1820
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) bicincta Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dioctria flavipes (Banks, 1917)⇒ Dioctria linearis Fabricius, 1787
Dioctria henshawi Johnson, 1918Howell's stitchwort
Dioctria lateralis Meigen, 1804
Dioctria longicornis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Dioctria reinhardi (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Dioctria cothurnata Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus harpax Villeneuve, 1904
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Erax punctipennis Meigen, 1820
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Holopogon fumipennis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigripennis Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria ephippium Fabricius, 1781
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus (Machimus) caliginosus Meigen, 1820
Machimus (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus intermedius Holmgren, 1852
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoepitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Paritamus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus calceatus Meigen, 1820
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946
Tolmerus micans Meigen, 1820

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
22
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
2
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