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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1060
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
777
2031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
104
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
28
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridgeshire
28 Genera with 32 Species
#ACDEHLMNOP
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Pararatus Ricardo, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
32 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Cerdistus armatus Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Chrysopogon aureus Clements, 1985
Colepia abludo Daniels, 1983
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia bicaudata Hine, 1919
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoscleropogon lanatus Walker, 1849
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Pararatus macrostylus Loew, 1874

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
13
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
5
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