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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Fennoscandia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
532
7530
35199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
530
7524
35189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
7448
35013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
6306
31612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
99
1595
10296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
75
1043
6218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
130
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
47
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fennoscandia
24 Genera with 66 Species
#ACDELMNPRT
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies4SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fennoscandia
66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Andrenosoma albibarbe Meigen, 1820
Andrenosoma cyrtoxys Seguy, 1952
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Choerades fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Choerades fuliginosus (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Choerades fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades ignea Meigen, 1820
Choerades igneus Meigen, 1820
Choerades lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
Choerades lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1842
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades ursulus Loew, 1851
Cyrtopogon flavimanus Meigen, 1820
Cyrtopogon lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Cyrtopogon lapponius Zetterstedt, 1838
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon luteicornis Zetterstadt, 1842
Cyrtopogon maculipennis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon maculipennis pollinosus Frey, 1911
Cyrtopogon pulchripes Loew, 1871
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) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus lamentator Thunberg, 1822
Eupalamus oscillator Wesmael, 1845
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Lamyra fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
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
Lasiopogon septentrionalis Lehr, 1984
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 (Machimus) setibarbis (Loew, 1849)⇒ Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus pyragra Zeller, 1840

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
12
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
4
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