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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
7367
23955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
5928
20399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
899
2459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
694
1836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
212
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
165
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
90
261
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greece
90 Genera with 261 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRST
Acanthopleura Engel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Acnephalum Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Afroscleropogon Londt, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Amphisbetetus Hermann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Anarolius Loew, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 196511SpeciesTaxom
Anisopogon Roeder, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Antipalpus2SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 19836SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Crobilocerus Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1851Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18489SpeciesTaxom
Dystolmus Lehr, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Empodiodes Oldroyd, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Engelepogon Lehr, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18486SpeciesTaxom
Etrurus Lehr, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Goneccalypsis Hermann, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Habropogon Loew, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1851Tanglehead2SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotriclis Hermann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Iranopogon Timon-David, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Kurzenkoiellus Lehr, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies13SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 18474SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 184916SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neoepitriptus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 185516SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Paraphamartania Engel, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pedomyia Londt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Phileris Tsacas & Wei..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pogonioefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Polyphonius Loew, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1848Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopogon Loew, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Remotomyia Londt, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18698SpeciesTaxom
Satanas Jacobson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Scytomedes Röder, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 183211SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnogaster Loew, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Triclis Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
261 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acnephalum olivieri Macquart, 1838
Afroscleropogon nagatomii Londt, 1999
Amphisbetetus favillaceus Loew, 1856
Anarolius jubatus Loew, 1844
Ancylorhynchus brussensis Schiner, 1867
Ancylorhynchus glaucius Rossi, 1790
Ancylorhynchus longicornis Schiner, 1867
Andrenosoma albibarbe Meigen, 1820
Andrenosoma atrum Linnaeus, 1758
Andrenosoma cornuta Oldroyd, 1972
Andrenosoma pusillum Hermann, 1906
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Aneomochtherus acratus Tsacas, 1968
Aneomochtherus acratus catharius Tsacas, 1968
Aneomochtherus acratus thrax Tsacas, 1968
Aneomochtherus aegaeus Tsacas, 1965
Aneomochtherus cythereius Tsacas, 1965
Aneomochtherus flavicornis peleponnesius Tsacas, 1968
Aneomochtherus flavipes Meigen, 1820
Aneomochtherus granitis Tsacas, 1963
Aneomochtherus mundus Loew, 1849
Aneomochtherus pygaeus Tsacas, 1963
Aneomochtherus rhogmopygus Tsacas, 1965
Anisopogon glabellus Von Roeder, 1881
Antipalpus graecus Moucha & Hra..., 1966
Antipalpus krueperi Loew, 1871
Antipalus bilobus Ionescu & We..., 1960
Antipalus graecus Moucha & Hra..., 1966
Antipalus krueperi Loew, 1871
Antipalus reginae Moucha & Hra..., 1966
Antipalus weinbergae Moucha & Hra..., 1966
Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Asilus fasciculatus Villers, 1789
Asilus melanotrichus Brullé, 1832
Asilus tesselatus Brullé, 1832
Asilus tessellatus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Machimus tessellatus Loew, 1849
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Cerdistus creticus Hüttinger & ..., 1983
Cerdistus debilis Becker, 1923
Cerdistus denticulatus Loew, 1849
Cerdistus erythrurus Meigen, 1820
Cerdistus olympianus Janssens, 1959
Cerdistus santoriensis Hüttinger & ..., 1983
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Choerades fulva Meigen, 1804
Choerades loewi (Lehr, 1991)⇒ Lamyra loewi Lehr, 1991
Cophura ameles Pritchard, 1943Dana's milkvetch
Crobilocerus megilliformis Loew, 1847
Damalis heterocera Wiedemann, 1821
Dasophrys montanus Londt, 1981
Dasophrys nigroflavipes Hobby, 1933
Dasypogon geradi Weinberg, 1987
Dasypogon gerardi Weinberg, 1988
Dasypogon melanopterus Loew, 1869
Dasypogon octonotatus Loew, 1869
Dasypogon tsacasi Weinberg, 1991
Dioctria (Dioctria) bicincta Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) gagates Wiedemann, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria linearis laeta Loew, 1860
Dioctria cretensis Becker, 1923
Dioctria mixta Becker, 1923
Dioctria rufithorax Loew, 1853
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Dysmachus cephalenus Loew, 1871
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871
Dysmachus fuscipennis Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus obtusus Becker, 1923
Dysmachus olympicus Janssens, 1958
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus rectus Becker, 1923
Dysmachus stylifer Loew, 1854
Dysmachus tricuspis Loew, 1848
Dystolmus kiesenwetteri Loew, 1854
Echthistus cognatus Loew, 1849
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia argentifrons Hine, 1911
Efferia texana Banks, 1919
Engelepogon brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Engelepogon goedli Loew, 1854
Engelepogon idiorrhythmicus Janssens, 1960
Engelepogon keiseri Tsacas, 1967
Engelepogon naxia Macquart, 1838
Engelepogon nesiotis Tsacas, 1964
Engelepogon ravus Loew, 1871
Engelepogon thasia Tsacas, 1964
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Erax atticus Loew, 1871
Erax barbatus Scopoli, 1763
Erax dilsi Tomasovic, 2002
Erax macedonicus Tsacas, 1960
Erax melanothrix Tsacas, 1960
Erax tenuicornis Loew, 1848
Etrurus emarginatus Loew, 1849
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Euscelidia pallasii Wiedemann, 1818
Eutolmus calopus Loew, 1848
Eutolmus graecus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus haematoscelis Gerstaecker, 1862
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus mediocris Becker, 1923
Eutolmus mordax Loew, 1848
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Eutolmus stratiotes Gerstaecker, 1862
Goneccalypsis montanus Londt, 1982
Gonioscelis truncatus Oldroyd, 1974
Habropogon albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Habropogon appendiculatus Schiner, 1867
Habropogon longiventris Loew, 1847
Heteropogon manni Loew, 1854
Heteropogon ornatipes Loew, 1851
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon dimidiatus Meigen, 1820
Holopogon fumipennis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigripennis Meigen, 1820
Holopogon nigripennis nobilis Loew, 1869
Holopogon nobilis Loew, 1869
Hoplotriclis pallasii Wiedemann, 1828
Hypenetes stuckenbergi Londt, 1985
Iranopogon gaspari Tomasovic, 1999
Kurzenkoiellus dasypygus Loew, 1849
Lamyra loewi Lehr, 1991
Laphria aktis Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria aurea Fabricius, 1794
Laphria aureus Fabricius, 1794
Laphria auriflua Gerstaecker, 1862
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria dizonias Loew, 1847
Laphria empyrea Gerstaecker, 1862
Laphria galathei Costa, 1857
Laphria hecate Gerstaecker, 1862
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia alpheia Janssens, 1958
Laphystia erberi Schiner, 1865
Laphystia francoisi Janssens, 1966
Laphystia sabulicola Loew, 1847
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon montanus Schiner, 1862
Lasiopogon peusi Hradsky, 1982
Leptarthrus brevirostris adamovici Hradsky, 1982
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster fumipennis (Loew, 1871)⇒ Leptogaster whitei Hardy, 1940
Leptogaster palparis Loew, 1847
Leptogaster pubicornis Loew, 1847
Leptogaster whitei Hardy, 1940
Machimus (Machimus) caliginosus Meigen, 1820
Machimus (Machimus) cyanopus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) dasypygus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) fimbriatus Meigen, 1804
Machimus (Machimus) gonatistes Zeller, 1840
Machimus annulipes Brullé, 1832
Machimus autumnalis Banks, 1914
Machimus chrysitis Meigen, 1820
Machimus dubiosus Becker, 1923
Machimus krueperi Becker, 1923
Machimus leucocephalus Janssens, 1968
Machimus modestus Loew, 1849
Machimus pauper Becker, 1923
Machimus sanctimontis Janssens, 1960
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus tessellatus Loew, 1849
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum hermanni Ricardo, 1925
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Neoepitriptus inconstans Wiedemann, 1820
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus dasymallus Gerstaecker, 1862
Neoitamus impudicus Gerstaecker, 1862
Neoitamus tumulus Tomasovic, 1999
Neolophonotus abuntius Walker, 1849
Neolophonotus acrophilia Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus agrestis Londt, 1985
Neolophonotus atopus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus fimbriatus Hull, 1967
Neolophonotus molitor Wiedemann, 1828
Neolophonotus sanchorus Londt, 1987
Neolophonotus variabilis Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus wroughtoni Ricardo, 1920
Neomochtherus acratus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus aegaeus Tsacas, 1965
Neomochtherus analis Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus candidus Becker, 1923
Neomochtherus candidus europaeus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus catharius Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus corcyraeus Tsacas, 1965
Neomochtherus europaeus Tsacas, 1968
Neomochtherus granitis Tsacas, 1963
Neomochtherus latipennis Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus mundus Loew, 1849
Neomochtherus olivierii Macquart, 1838
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Neomochtherus pygaeus Tsacas, 1963
Neomochtherus rhogmopygus Tsacas, 1965
Neomochtherus schineri Egger, 1855
Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Oligopogon creticus Geller-Grimm..., 2003
Oligopogon graecus Geller-Grimm..., 2003
Oligopogon hybotinus Loew, 1847
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius drusus Oldroyd, 1970
Pamponerus choremii Smart & Tayl..., 2007
Pamponerus epirus Tomasovic, 2002
Paraphamartania syriaca Schiner, 1867
Pedomyia melanothrix Londt, 1994
Phileris dorsiger Wiedemann, 1828
Philodicus ponticus Bigot, 1880
Pogonioefferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Pogonosoma maroccanum Fabricius, 1794
Polyphonius laevigatus Loew, 1848
Polyphonius theodori Hradský & Hü..., 1992
Premochtherus sphaeristes Tsacas, 1963
Promachus leoninus Loew, 1848
Pycnopogon apiformis Macquart, 1849
Pycnopogon fasciculatus Loew, 1847
Pycnopogon mixtus Loew, 1847
Pycnopogon pallidipennis Brullé, 1836
Remotomyia brunales Londt, 1983
Saropogon atricolor Loew, 1837
Saropogon ehrenbergii Loew, 1851
Saropogon eucerus Loew, 1847
Saropogon jugulum Loew, 1847
Saropogon laparoides Bromley, 1951
Saropogon luctuosus Wiedemann, 1820
Saropogon monachus Janssens, 1960
Saropogon notatus Loew, 1869
Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Scylaticus melanus Londt, 1992
Scylaticus miniatus Becker, 1915
Scylaticus zirconius Londt, 1992
Scytomedes haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1794
Sisyrnodytes irwini Oldroyd, 1974
Sisyrnodytes subater Oldroyd, 1957
Stenopogon coracinus Loew, 1847
Stenopogon cressius Tomasovic, 2005
Stenopogon elongatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Stenopogon junceus Wiedemann, 1820
Stenopogon milvus Loew, 1847
Stenopogon nigriventris Loew, 1868
Stenopogon sabaudus Fabricius, 1794
Stenopogon schisticolor Gerstaecker, 1862
Stenopogon schisticolor mydon Engel, 1930
Stenopogon strataegus Gerstaecker, 1862
Stenopogon xanthotrichus Brullé, 1832
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) scaliger Loew, 1847
Stichopogon scaliger conjungens Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon scaliger krueperi Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) schineri Koch, 1872
Stichopogon albofasciatus Meigen, 1820
Stichopogon conjungens Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon krueperi Bezzi, 1910
Stilpnogaster argonautica Janssens, 1955
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus lesinensis Palm, 1876
Tolmerus pauper Becker, 1923
Tolmerus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Tolmerus strymonicus Tsacas, 1960
Tolmerus ventriculus Becker, 1923
Trichardis leucocoma Wulp, 1899
Triclis olivaceus Loew, 1851

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Greece
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
30
117
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
31
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphystiinae
Hardy, 1948
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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