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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
134
1925
10783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1326
7114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
14
258
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
125
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
79
309
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
79 Genera with 309 Species
#ACDEGHKLMNOPRST
Aireina Frey, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 19689SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Archilaphria Enderlein, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Clephydroneura Becker, 199512SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19068SpeciesTaxom
Damalina Doleschall, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 188218SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Esatanas Lehr, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Grypoctonus Speiser, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1906Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopheromerus Becker, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Ktyr Lehr, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Lagynogaster Hermann, 19378SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1989Bee-like robber flies8SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19302SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 193013SpeciesTaxom
Loewinella Hermann, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Mactea Richter & Ma..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodontina Enderlein, 19916SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 192811SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 196812SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Orophotus Becker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Palamopogon Bezzi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paramochtherus Theodor, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pashtshenkoa Lehr, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Polysarca Schiner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1887Giant Robber Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderemisca Lehr, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Reminasus Lehr, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Satanas Jacobson, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Sinopsilonyx Hsia, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 015SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Trichomachimus Engel, 199222SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomima Enderlein, 19923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
309 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aireina paradoxa (Frey, 1934)⇒ Damalis paradoxa Frey, 1934
Ancylorhynchus minus Shi, 1995
Ancylorhynchus orientalis Shi, 1995
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Aneomochtherus alexisi Tomasovic, 2004
Aneomochtherus hauseri Engel, 1927
Aneomochtherus hungaricus Engel, 1927
Aneomochtherus hungaricus rossicus
Aneomochtherus psathyrus Tsacas, 1968
Aneomochtherus sinensis Ricardo, 1919
Aneomochtherus stackelbergi Lehr, 1958
Aneomochtherus stackelbergi orientalis
Aneomochtherus tenuis Tsacas, 1968
Antiphrisson alaschanicus Lehr, 1986
Antiphrisson monstrosus Lehr, 1986
Antiphrisson pecinensis Lehr, 1986
Antiphrisson tenebrosus Lehr, 1972
Archilaphria ava Enderlein, 1914
Archilaphria jianfenglingensis Jiang, 1992
Asilus angustialis Zhang, 1989
Asilus angustialius J. F. Zhang, 1989
Asilus aurimystax Bromley, 1928
Asilus barbarus Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus brunneitibius Zhang, 1989
Asilus limbipennis Macquart, 1855
Asilus maculifemora Macquart, 1855
Asilus misao Macquart, 1855
Astochia inermis Hermann, 1917
Astochia longistylus Wiedemann, 1828
Astochia maculipes Walker, 1855
Ceraturgus hedini Engel, 1934
Cerdistus begauxi Tomasovic, 2005
Choerades fulva Meigen, 1804
Choerades potanini Lehr, 1991
Clephydroneura alveolusa Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura apicihirta Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura bella Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura bidensa Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura cilia Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura cylindra Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura fulvihirta Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura hainanensis Jiang, 1988
Clephydroneura hamiforceps Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura nigrata Shi, 1995
Clephydroneura sundaica Jaennicke, 1867
Clephydroneura trifissura Shi, 1995
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794
Cyrtopogon centralis Loew, 1871
Cyrtopogon chinensis (Engel, 1934)⇒ Grypoctonus chinensis Engel, 1934
Cyrtopogon gobiensis Lehr, 1998
Cyrtopogon kozlovi Lehr, 1998
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon longibarbus Loew, 1857
Cyrtopogon oasis Lehr, 1998
Cyrtopogon quadripunctatus Hermann, 1906
Damalina nitida Hermann, 1914
Damalis andron Walker, 1849
Damalis beijingensis Shi, 1995
Damalis bicolor Shi, 1995
Damalis candonensis Scarbrough, 2006
Damalis conica Shi, 1995
Damalis fascia Shi, 1995
Damalis grossa Schiner, 1868
Damalis hirtalula Shi, 1995
Damalis hirtidorsalis Shi, 1995
Damalis maculata Wiedemann, 1828
Damalis major Wulp, 1872
Damalis nigrabdomina Shi, 1995
Damalis nigripalpis Shi, 1995
Damalis nigriscans Shi, 1995
Damalis pallida Wulp, 1872
Damalis paradoxa Frey, 1934
Damalis spinifemurata Shi, 1995
Damalis vitripennis Osten-sacken, 1882
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria humeralis Zeller, 1840
Dioctria mixta Becker, 1923
Dioctria niedli nigrescens
Dioctria nigrescens Lehr, 1965
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Emphysomera conopsoides Wiedemann, 1828
Emphysomera jonesi Joseph & Parui, 1984
Emphysomera nigra (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Ommatius nigra Schiner, 1868
Epitriptus tugajorum Lehr, 1964
Erax sinensis Macquart, 1838
Eremisca chinensis Lehr, 1964
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eremisca gobia Lehr, 1972
Esatanas chan Engel, 1934
Esatanas kozlovi Lehr, 1986
Euscelidia gutianensis Shi, 1995
Euscelidia rapacoides Oldroyd, 1972
Eutolmus bevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Eutolmus brevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Eutolmus pecinensis Lehr, 1984
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Eutolmus sedakoffii Loew, 1854
Eutolmus tolmeroides Bromley, 1928
Grypoctonus aino (Speiser, 1928)⇒ Grypoctonus hatakeyamae Matsumura, 1916
Grypoctonus chinensis Engel, 1934
Grypoctonus hatakeyamae Matsumura, 1916
Grypoctonus lama Speiser, 1928
Heligmonevra trifurca Shi, 1992
Heligmonevra yenpingensis Bromley, 1928
Heteropogon lugubris Hermann, 1906
Holopogon nigripennis Meigen, 1820
Holopogon ui Tomasovic, 2005
Hoplopheromerus allochrous Shi, 1992
Hoplopheromerus armatipes Macquart, 1855
Hoplopheromerus guangdongi Tomasovic, 2006
Hoplopheromerus hirtiventris Becker, 1925
Ktyr callarus Lehr, 1981
Ktyr caucasicus Richter, 1963
Ktyr protensis Lehr, 1981
Lagynogaster antennalis Hsia, 1949
Lagynogaster bicolor Shi, 1993
Lagynogaster claripennis Hsia, 1949
Lagynogaster dimidiata Hsia, 1949
Lagynogaster fujianensis Shi, 1995
Lagynogaster princeps Osten-sacken, 1882
Lagynogaster suenosnoi Frey, 1937
Lagynogaster suensoni Frey, 1937
Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Lamyra potanini Lehr, 1991
Laphria caspica Hermann, 1906
Laphria chrysocephala Meigen, 1820
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria laterepunctata Macquart, 1838
Laphria mitsukurii Coquillett, 1899
Laphria remota Hermann, 1914
Laphria sibirica Lehr, 1989
Laphystia sabulicola Loew, 1847
Laphystia selenis Paramonov, 1930
Lasiopogon eichingeri Hradsky, 1981
Lasiopogon montanus Schiner, 1862
Lasiopogon phaeothysanotus Cannings, 2002
Lasiopogon qinghaiensis Cannings, 2002
Leptarthrus krali Hradsky & Ge..., 1997
Leptogaster bicoloripes Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster crassipes Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster curvivena Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster furculata Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster hopehensis Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster kashgarica Paramonov, 1930
Leptogaster laoshanensis Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster maculipennis Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster moluccana Doleschall, 1857
Leptogaster nigra Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster sinensis Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster spadix Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster turkmenica Paramonov, 1930
Loewinella nitidicollis Lehr, 1958
Loewinella virescens Loew, 1871
Machimus aurimystax Bromley, 1928
Machimus aurulentus Becker, 1925
Machimus chinensis Ricardo, 1919
Machimus rufescens Lehr, 1975
Machimus tugajorum (Lehr, 1964)⇒ Epitriptus tugajorum Lehr, 1964
Mactea chinensis Hradsky & Ge..., 2003
Mactea pyrrhothrix Hermann, 1914
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Maira aterrima Harmann, 1914
Maira xizangensis Shi, 1995
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodontina abligueodentia Shi, 1992
Merodontina jianfenglingensis Hua, 1987
Merodontina nigripes Shi, 1991
Merodontina obliquata Shi, 1991
Merodontina rectidensa Shi, 1991
Merodontina rufirostra Shi, 1991
Mesoleptogaster bicoloripes Hsia, 1949
Microstylum amoyense Bigot, 1878
Microstylum dux Wiedemann, 1828
Microstylum fafner Enderlein, 1914
Microstylum flaviventre Macquart, 1850
Microstylum oberthürii Wulp, 1896
Microstylum oberthuerii (Wulp, 1896)⇒ Microstylum oberthurii Wulp, 1878
Microstylum oberthurii Wulp, 1878
Microstylum scython Walker, 1849
Microstylum sordidum Walker, 1854
Microstylum spectrum (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Microstylum dux Wiedemann, 1828
Microstylum vulcan Bromley, 1928
Molobratia japonica Bigot, 1878
Molobratia pekinensis Bigot, 1878
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Myelaphus dispar Loew, 1873
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus potanini Lehr, 1966
Neoitamus rubrofemoratus Ricardo, 1919
Neoitamus setifemur Lehr, 1966
Neoitamus zouhari Hradsky, 1960
Neolaparus volcatus Walker, 1848
Neomochtherus distans Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus hauseri Engel, 1927
Neomochtherus helictus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus hungaricus Engel, 1927
Neomochtherus kaszabi Lehr, 1975
Neomochtherus kozlovi Lehr, 1972
Neomochtherus orientalis Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus psathyrus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus rossicus Engel, 1927
Neomochtherus sinensis Ricardo, 1919
Neomochtherus stackelbergi Lehr, 1958
Neomochtherus tenius Tsacas, 1968
Nusa ramicosa Loew, 1871
Ommatius drusus Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius nigra Schiner, 1868
Ommatius nigrifemorata (Bigot, 1876)⇒ Ommatius singlensis Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius schlegelii Wulp, 1884
Ommatius singlensis Oldroyd, 1972
Orophotus mandarinus Bromley, 1928
Ospriocerus longulus Loew, 1866
Palamopogon longibarbus Loew, 1857
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Paramochtherus haubrugei Tomasovic, 2005
Pashtshenkoa kaszabi Lehr, 1975
Pegesimallus mesasiaticus Lehr, 1958
Pegesimallus volcata Walker, 1849
Pegesimallus volcatus Walker, 1849
Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868
Philonicus sichanensis Tsacas & Wei..., 1977
Polysarca neptis Loew, 1873
Premochtherus alashanicus Lehr, 1996
Premochtherus helictus Tsacas, 1968
Premochtherus kozlovi Lehr, 1972
Promachus albopilosus Macquart, 1855
Promachus anicius Walker, 1849
Promachus canus albopilosus Macquart, 1855
Promachus canus pallipennis Macquart, 1855
Promachus chinensis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus leucopygus Walker, 1857
Promachus pallipennis Macquart, 1855
Promachus paucinervis Zhang & Sun ..., 1994
Promachus rapax Gerstaecker, 1871
Promachus testaceipes Macquart, 1855
Promachus testacipes Macquart, 1855
Promachus viridiventris Macquart, 1855
Promachus yesonicus Bigot, 1887Shioya-abu
Pseuderemisca chinensis Lehr, 1964
Psilonyx annuliventris Hsia, 1949
Psilonyx dorsiniger Zhang & Yang, 2009
Psilonyx flavican Shi, 1993
Psilonyx flavicoxa Zhang & Yang, 2009
Psilonyx hsiai Shi, 1993
Psilonyx humeralis Hsia, 1949
Psilonyx minimensis Matsumura, 1916
Reminasus ephippium Macquart, 1855
Saropogon subauratus Walker, 1854
Satanas agha Engel, 1934
Satanas chan Engel, 1934
Satanas fuscanipennis Macquart, 1855
Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Satanas minor Portschinsky, 1887
Satanas nigra Shi, Y, 1990
Satanas testaceicornis Macquart, 1855
Scylaticus degener Schiner, 1868
Scylaticus lutescens Hermann, 1914
Sinopsilonyx tibialis Hsia, 1949
Stenopogon albociliatus Engel, 1929
Stenopogon cinereus Engel, 1940
Stenopogon flavibarbis Enderlein, 1934
Stenopogon kaltenbachi Engel, 1929
Stenopogon kaltenbachi orientalis
Stenopogon kozlovi Lehr, 1963
Stenopogon laevigatus nigripes
Stenopogon longulus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Ospriocerus longulus Loew, 1866
Stenopogon macilentus mongolicus
Stenopogon mongolicus Lehr, 1963
Stenopogon nigripes Engel, 1940
Stenopogon orientalis Lehr, 1963
Stenopogon peregrinus Seguy, 1932
Stenopogon sciron Loew, 1873
Stenopogon strataegus longulus
Stichopogon barbiellinii Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon barbistrellus Loew, 1854
Stichopogon chrysostoma variabilis
Stichopogon muticus Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon rubzovi Lehr, 1975
Stichopogon variabilis Lehr, 1975
Tolmerus lhassae Tomasovic, 2005
Tolmerus rufescens Lehr, 1975
Trichomachimus angustus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus basalis Oldroyd, 1964
Trichomachimus conjugus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus dontus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus elongatus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus excelsus Ricardo, 1922
Trichomachimus grandis Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus kashmirensis Oldroyd, 1964
Trichomachimus lobus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus maculatus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus marginis Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus nigricornis Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus nigritarsus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus nigrus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus obliquus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus pallipes Ricardo, 1922
Trichomachimus pubescens Ricardo, 1922
Trichomachimus rubisetosus Oldroyd, 1964
Trichomachimus rufus Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus scutellaris Coquillett, 1898
Trichomachimus tenuis Shi, 1992
Trichomachimus tubus Shi, 1992
Trigonomima argentea Shi, 1992
Trigonomima gibbera Shi, 1992
Trigonomima nigra Shi, 1992

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
35
145
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
23
96
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
6
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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