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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1106
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1104
1817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1081
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
961
1621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
143
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
127
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Giessen
11 Genera with 16 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giessen
16 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
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
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Giessen
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
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