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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
570
6833
16728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
569
6831
16727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
538
6683
16411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
366
5628
14608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
101
1283
3968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
917
2705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
146
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
61
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
39
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East England
39 Genera with 57 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Austrosaropogon Hardy, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18207SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolopus Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Pararatus Ricardo, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East England
57 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Austrosaropogon claviger Hardy, 1934
Blepharotes coriarius Wiedemann, 1830Giant Yellow Robber Fly
Cerdistus armatus Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus divaricatus White, 1918
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus ruficoxatus Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Chrysopogon agilis Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon aureus Clements, 1985
Colepia abludo Daniels, 1983
Colepia ingloria Mac Leay, 1827
Colepia rufiventris Macquart, 1838
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
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dolopus simulans Daniels, 1987
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia bicaudata Hine, 1919
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
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 (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neosaropogon (Neosaropogon) princeps Macquart, 1848
Neoscleropogon lanatus Walker, 1849
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Pararatus macrostylus Loew, 1874
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in East England
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
17
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
0
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