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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Hertfordshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1432
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
1432
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1401
2464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1278
2311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
350
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
194
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
31
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hertfordshire
10 Genera with 13 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hertfordshire
13 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
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 baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-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

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
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