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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
1883
8990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
85
1175
4823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
195
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
116
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
63
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
63 Genera with 231 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Ampyx Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Antipalpus1SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 189912SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 181415SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 182023SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 180412SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Engelepogon Lehr, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 17907SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18147SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1820Bee-like robber flies12SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18478SpeciesTaxom
Lochites Forster, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 187120SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neoepitriptus Lehr, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19896SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Omogongylus Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paritamus Verall, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1803Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoloewinella Schumann, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophrisson Dürrenfeldt, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Psilocurus Loew, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Satanas Jacobson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnogaster Loew, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19409SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
231 Species and 1 Subspecies
Andrenosoma albibarbe Meigen, 1820
Andrenosoma atra Linnaeus, 1758
Andrenosoma atrum Linnaeus, 1758
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma violacea Fabricius, 1781
Aneomochtherus flavicornis Ruthe, 1831
Aneomochtherus flavicornis flavicornis Ruthe, 1831
Aneomochtherus flavipes Meigen, 1820
Antipalpus sinuatus Loew, 1854
Antipalus sinuatus Loew, 1854
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus antiquus Heer, 1849
Asilus auripilus Meigen, 1830
Asilus bojus Schrank, 1803
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus cristatus (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Dysmachus cristatus Wiedemann, 1820
Asilus deperditus Heer, 1849
Asilus festivus Meigen, 1835
Asilus gigas (Lichtenstein, 1796)⇒ Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus marginellus (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Asilus podagricus Schrank, 1803
Asilus trichurus Meunier, 1899
Cerdistus erythrurus Meigen, 1820
Cerdistus zelleri Schiner, 1862
Choerades castellanii Hradsky, 1962
Choerades dioctriaeformis Meigen, 1820
Choerades femorata Meigen, 1804
Choerades femoratus Meigen, 1820
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Choerades fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Choerades fulva Meigen, 1804
Choerades fulvus Meigen, 1804
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades ignea Meigen, 1820
Choerades igneus Meigen, 1820
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades rufipes Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon flavimanus Meigen, 1820
Cyrtopogon fulvicornis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon maculipennis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon meyerduerii Mik, 1864
Cyrtopogon ruficornis Fabricius, 1794
Damalis drilus Londt, 1989
Dasophrys loewi Londt, 1981
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Dasypogon melanopterus Loew, 1869
Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) bicincta Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) gagates Wiedemann, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) gracilis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) meridionalis Bezzi, 1898
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dioctria danica Schrank, 1803
Dioctria flavipennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria geniculata (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Dioctria atricapilla Meigen, 1804
Dioctria harcyniae Loew, 1844
Dioctria humeralis Zeller, 1840
Dioctria lata Loew, 1853
Dioctria lateralis Meigen, 1804
Dioctria longicornis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Dioctria nigripes (Engel, 1929)⇒ Dioctria atricapilla Meigen, 1804
Dioctria rufithorax Loew, 1853
Dioctria sudetica Duda, 1940
Dioctria varipes Meigen, 1820
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dysmachus basalis Loew, 1848
Dysmachus bifurcus Loew, 1848
Dysmachus bimucronatus Loew, 1854
Dysmachus cochleatus Loew, 1854
Dysmachus cristatus Wiedemann, 1820
Dysmachus forcipula Zeller, 1840
Dysmachus fuscipennis Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus praemorsus Loew, 1854
Dysmachus setiger Loew, 1848
Dysmachus stylifer Loew, 1854
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Engelepogon brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Epitriptus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Epitriptus micans Meigen, 1820
Epitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Epitriptus syriacus Schiner, 1867
Erax barbatus Scopoli, 1763
Erax punctipennis Meigen, 1820
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus lamentator Thunberg, 1822
Eupalamus oscillator Wesmael, 1845
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Eutolmus haematoscelis Gerstaecker, 1862
Eutolmus immaculatus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus implacidus (Loew, 1871)⇒ Eutolmus immaculatus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Holopogon dimidiatus Meigen, 1820
Holopogon fumipennis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigripennis Meigen, 1820
Holopogon pilipes Loew, 1850
Holopogon priscus Meigen, 1820
Holopogon venustus Rossi, 1790
Lamyra castellanii Hradsky, 1962
Lamyra dioctriaeformis Meigen, 1820
Lamyra fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Lamyra rufipes Fallen, 1814
Laphria anthrax (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Laphria carbonaria Snow, 1896
Laphria aurea Fabricius, 1794
Laphria aureus Fabricius, 1794
Laphria carbonaria Snow, 1896
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
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria tibialis Meigen, 1820
Laphria vulpina Meigen, 1820
Lasiopogon cinctellus Meigen, 1820
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon immaculatus Strobl, 1893
Lasiopogon montanus Schiner, 1862
Lasiopogon pilosellus Loew, 1847
Leptarthrus apicalis Roser, 1840
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus hottentottus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster falloti Theobald, 1937
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster pachypygialis Engel, 1925
Leptogaster pallipes (von Roser, 1840)⇒ Lobus pallipes Janssens, 1953
Leptogaster pubicornis Loew, 1847
Leptogaster pusilla Jaennicke, 1867
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Lochites papaveris Förster, 1856
Machimus (Machimus) caliginosus Meigen, 1820
Machimus (Machimus) cyanopus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) fimbriatus Meigen, 1804
Machimus (Machimus) gonatistes Zeller, 1840
Machimus (Machimus) lacinulatus Loew, 1854
Machimus (Machimus) pilipes Meigen, 1820
Machimus (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus (Machimus) setibarbis (Loew, 1849)⇒ Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus annulipes Brullé, 1832
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus chrysitis Meigen, 1820
Machimus intermedius Holmgren, 1852
Machimus obscurus Meigen, 1820
Machimus poecilogaster Loew, 1849
Machimus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Machimus retrospectus Oldroyd, 1975
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus strandi Duda, 1940
Machimus subdolus Loew, 1871
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Neoepitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus dasymallus Gerstaecker, 1862
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neoitamus tabidus Meigen, 1820
Neoitamus walkeri Daniels, 1989
Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus klebsi Meunier, 1908
Neomochtherus alpinus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus flavicornis Ruthe, 1831
Neomochtherus flavipes Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Neomochtherus schineri Egger, 1855
Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Ommatius ademon Walker, 1849
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius drusus Oldroyd, 1970
Ommatius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Ommatius queenslandi Ricardo, 1913
Omogongylus ovatus A. Bode, 1953
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Paritamus alpinus Meigen, 1820
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Pogonosoma maroccanum Fabricius, 1794
Premochtherus fuscifemoratus Macquart, 1838
Promachus punctatostriata Schrank, 1803
Protoloewinella keilbachi Schumann, 1984
Pseudophrisson primus Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Psilocurus tarsalis Statz, 1940
Pygommatius dasypogon Oldroyd, 1939
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Stenopogon callosus Pallas, 1818
Stenopogon elongatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Stenopogon sabaudus Fabricius, 1794
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) elegantulus Wiedemann, 1820
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) schineri Koch, 1872
Stichopogon albellus Loew, 1856
Stichopogon albofasciatus Meigen, 1820
Stilpnogaster aemula Meigen, 1820
Stilpnogaster stabilis Zeller, 1840
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946
Tolmerus micans Meigen, 1820
Tolmerus parvus (Ricardo, 1922)⇒ Machimus retrospectus Oldroyd, 1975
Tolmerus poecilogaster Loew, 1849
Tolmerus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Tolmerus strandi Duda, 1940
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
30
106
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
17
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
6
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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