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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Flanders (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
4504
11879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4494
11866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
4438
11745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
312
3668
10194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
674
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
514
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
117
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
43
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
26
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Flanders
26 Genera with 46 Species
#ACDELMNOPRT
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18209SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paritamus Verall, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19463SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flanders
46 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades igneus Meigen, 1820
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) bicincta Meigen, 1820
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 lateralis Meigen, 1804
Dioctria longicornis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Erax punctipennis Meigen, 1820
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
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 geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Paritamus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
17
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
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