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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
605
7287
25296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
602
7278
25280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
575
7181
25071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
6004
22218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1511
6338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
80
990
4112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
131
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
54
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
29
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
29 Genera with 64 Species
#ACDELMNPRT
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17766SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1775Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Andrenosoma atrum Linnaeus, 1758
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus bicinctus Müller, 1776
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus erax Müller, 1776
Asilus ignauus Müller, 1764
Asilus maculatus (Müller, 1766)⇒ Toxophora fasciculata Villers, 1789
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades femorata Meigen, 1804
Choerades femoratus Meigen, 1820
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades ignea Meigen, 1820
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Dasypogon pilipes Loew, 1850
Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
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) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dysmachus bifurcus Loew, 1848
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus oscillator Wesmael, 1845
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria ephippium Fabricius, 1781
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
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
Machimus (Machimus) gonatistes Zeller, 1840
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus sestertius triton
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Molobratia teutona Linnaeus, 1767
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Promachus maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
14
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
3
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