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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Hochtaunus district (Darmstadt, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
703
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
701
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
176
690
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
580
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
127
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
112
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hochtaunus district
8 Genera with 9 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1761Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hochtaunus district
9 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
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