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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
474
10107
37605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
2247
10811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
91
1500
6668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
15
299
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
160
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
96
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
96 Genera with 188 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Ablautus Loew, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Acnephalum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroholopogon Londt, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Afroscleropogon Londt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ampyx Walker, 02SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Asiola Daniels, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Austrosaropogon Hardy, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Connomyia Londt, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cretagaster Dikow & Grim..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrophora Solier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Danomyia Londt, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18208SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1931Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dolopus Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dysclytus Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Empodiodes Oldroyd, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1965Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies8SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Lecania A.Massal., 0Lecania lichen27SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthus Schenkling &..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Microphontes Londt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoaratus Ricardo, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 198814SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pararatus Ricardo, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pedomyia Londt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Reburrus Daniels, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
188 Species
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Afroscleropogon dilutus Walker, 1851
Ampyx hornei
Ampyx incurvus
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus gurnetensis Cockerell, 1921
Asilus ignotus Westwood, 1845
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Asiola fasciata Daniels, 1977
Austrosaropogon claviger Hardy, 1934
Beameromyia floridensis Johnson, 1913
Blepharotes coriarius Wiedemann, 1830Giant Yellow Robber Fly
Blepharotes splendidissimus Wiedemann, 1830
Cabasa pulchella Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus armatus Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus caliginosus White, 1914
Cerdistus divaricatus White, 1918
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus ruficoxatus Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysopogon agilis Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon aureus Clements, 1985
Colepia abludo Daniels, 1983
Colepia ingloria Mac Leay, 1827
Colepia rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Congomochtherus inachus Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Cophura bella Loew, 1872
Cretagaster raritanensis T. Dikow, 2014
Cylindrophora pulvinata
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Cyrtopogon perspicax Cole, 1919
Damalis drilus Londt, 1989
Danomyia habra Londt, 1993
Dasophrys nigricans Wiedemann, 1821
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
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 baumhauer Meigen, 1820Stripe-legged Robberfly
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein, 1914
Dolopus simulans Daniels, 1987
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia argyrosoma Hine, 1911
Efferia bicaudata Hine, 1919
Efferia tuberculata Coquillett, 1904
Empodiodes melanoscopaeus Londt, 1992
Epitriptus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Epitriptus cowini (Hobby, 1946)⇒ Machimus cowini Hobby, 1946
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Gonioscelis lacertosus Engel, 1925
Gonioscelis melas Londt, 2004
Heteropogon davisi Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Hypenetes cryodes Londt, 1985
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria champlainii Walton, 1910
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon marshalli Cannings, 2002
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Lecania actaea
Lecania aipospila
Lecania atrynoides
Lecania baeomma
Lecania chlorotiza
Lecania coeruleorubella
Lecania coerulescens
Lecania cuprea
Lecania cyrtellaLecania Lichen
Lecania cyrtellina
Lecania dubitans
Lecania erysibe⇒ Lecania turicensis
Lecania fructigena
Lecania fuscella⇒ Lecania naegelii
Lecania hutchinsiae
Lecania hyalina
Lecania inundata
Lecania naegelii
Lecania nylanderianaNylander´s Lecania Lichen
Lecania olivacella
Lecania polycycla
Lecania rabenhorstii
Lecania sambucina
Lecania suavis
Lecania subfuscula
Lecania sylvestris
Lecania turicensisLecania Lichen
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus vitiripennis Meigen, 1820False Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptarthus brevirostrisSlender-footed robberfly
Leptarthus vitripennisFalse slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster longipes Walker, 1858
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Machimus (Epitriptus) cowini Hobby, 1946Irish Robberfly
Machimus (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon carinatus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Metapogon tricellus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Microphontes jasonlondti Markee & Dikow, 2018
Microstylum fenestratum Wiedemann, 1828
Neoaratus hercules Wiedemann, 1828
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus melanopogon Schiner, 1868
Neolophonotus abuntius Walker, 1849
Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus crinitus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus hobbyi Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus hulli Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus loganius Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus louisi Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus nodus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus pellitus Wiedemann, 1819
Neolophonotus quickelbergei Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus spiniventris Loew, 1858
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus uncinus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus xanthodasus Londt, 1988
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Neomochtherus piceus Hine, 1909
Neosaropogon (Neosaropogon) princeps Macquart, 1848
Neoscleropogon lanatus Walker, 1849
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Ommatius aquilonaris
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius distinctus Ricardo, 1918
Ommatius drusus Oldroyd, 1970
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Pararatus macrostylus Loew, 1874
Pedomyia astroptica Londt, 1994
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Proctacanthus fractus Cockerell, 1921
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838
Reburrus bancrofti Hardy, 1935
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Saropogon fugiens Hutton, 1901
Scylaticus costalis Wiedemann, 1819
Scylaticus pardalotus Londt, 1992
Sisyrnodytes brevis Macquart, 1838
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946
Trichardis testacea Macquart, 1838
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Great Britain
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
11
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
26
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
31
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
13
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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