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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
522
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
427
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
167
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
142
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
75
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
75 Genera with 191 Species
#ACDEGHIJLMNOPRSTU
Amathomyia Hermann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Amphisbetetus Hermann, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Anarolius Loew, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Anisopogon Roeder, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 187310SpeciesTaxom
Argillemisca Lehr, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Asiloephesus Lehr, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Crobilocerus Loew, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ctenota Loew, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 184810SpeciesTaxom
Eccoptopus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Engelepogon Lehr, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Erebunus Richter, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Eriopogon Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Esatanas Lehr, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Galactopogon Engel, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Glyphotriclis Hermann, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Habropogon Loew, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1847Tanglehead7SpeciesTaxom
Hippomachus Engel, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Iranopogon Timon-David, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Jothopogon Becker, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1847Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19643SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Nusa Walker, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Oldroydiana Lehr, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Perasis Hermann, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Polyphonius Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1854Giant Robber Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Psilinus Wulp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Psilocurus Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopogon Loew, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Reminasus Lehr, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinus Loew, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 182810SpeciesTaxom
Satanas Jacobson, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 183217SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18676SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trichardopsis Oldroyd, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Triclis Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Turka Özdikmen, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Turkiella Lehr, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Udenopogon Becker, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
191 Species and 7 Subspecies
Amathomyia persiana Hermann, 1912
Amphisbetetus dorsatus Becker, 1913
Amphisbetetus favillaceus Loew, 1856
Anarolius jamshidi Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Anarolius jubatus Loew, 1844
Ancylorhynchus argyroaster Seguy, 1932
Ancylorhynchus argyrogaster Seguy, 1932
Ancylorhynchus bicolor Becker, 1913
Ancylorhynchus farinosus Becker, 1913
Aneomochtherus atripes Oldroyd, 1958
Aneomochtherus hungaricus rossicus
Aneomochtherus perplexus Becker, 1923
Aneomochtherus petrishtshevae Stackelberg, 1937
Anisopogon hermanni Engel, 1930
Antipalus truncatus Loew, 1849
Antiphrisson adpressus Loew, 1849
Apoclea albipila Becker, 1913
Apoclea algira Linné, 1767
Apoclea arabica Becker, 1909
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Apoclea continuata Becker, 1909
Apoclea femoralis Wiedemann, 1828
Apoclea helvipes Loew, 1873
Apoclea micracantha Loew, 1856
Apoclea plurisetosa Becker, 1909
Apoclea trivialis Loew, 1873
Argillemisca pilosa Lehr, 1964
Asiloephesus excisus Loew, 1848
Asilus lucidus Pallas, 1818
Astochia caspica Hermann, 1917
Astochia metatarsata Becker, 1913
Astochia sodalis Wulp, 1899
Cerdistus denticulatus Loew, 1849
Cerdistus manii Schiner, 1867
Cophura ameles Pritchard, 1943Dana's milkvetch
Crobilocerus megilliformis Loew, 1847
Crobilocerus persianus Geller-Grimm..., 1999
Crobilocerus spinosus persianus
Ctenota coerulea Becker, 1913
Ctenota molitrix Loew, 1873
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Dasypogon magisi Tomasovic, 1999
Dioctria abdominalis Becker, 1923
Dioctria lugens Loew, 1873
Dioctria rufonigra Theodor, 1980
Dioctria striata Theodor, 1980
Dioctria valida Loew, 1856
Dysmachus bifurcus Loew, 1848
Dysmachus bilobus Loew, 1871
Dysmachus bimucronatus Loew, 1854
Dysmachus calceatus Oldroyd, 1958
Dysmachus cephalenus Loew, 1871
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871
Dysmachus fuscipennis Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus setipyga Becker, 1923
Dysmachus stylifer Loew, 1854
Dysmachus tricuspis Loew, 1848
Eccoptopus longitarsis Macquart, 1838
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Engelepogon antiochienensis Tsacas, 1964
Engelepogon cingulifer Becker, 1913
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Epitriptus farinosus Becker & Stein, 1913
Erax grootaerti Tomasovic, 2002
Erebunus farinosus Becker, 1913
Eremisca heleni Efflatoun, 1934
Eremisca heleni heleni Efflatoun, 1934
Eremisca shahgudiani Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Eremisca shahyudiana Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Eriopogon lainger Meigen, 1804
Eriopogon laniger Meigen, 1804
Esatanas shah Rondani, 1873
Eutolmus calopus Loew, 1848
Eutolmus excisus Loew, 1848
Eutolmus fascialis Loew, 1848
Eutolmus mordax Loew, 1848
Eutolmus parricida Loew, 1848
Galactopogon hispidus Engel, 1929
Glyphotriclis impulinatus Oldroyd, 1958
Glyphotriclis impulvinatus Oldroyd, 1958
Habropogon doriae Rondani, 1873
Habropogon lineatus Lehr, 1960
Habropogon longiventris Loew, 1847
Habropogon montanus Lehr, 1960
Habropogon similimus Theodor, 1980
Habropogon verticalis Becker, 1913
Heteropogon lehri Richter, 1968
Heteropogon lugubris mesasiaticus Lehr, 1970
Heteropogon mesasiaticus Lehr, 1970
Heteropogon nubilus Wiedemann, 1820
Heteropogon pyrinus Hermann, 1906
Heteropogon scoparius Loew, 1847
Heteropogon succinctus Loew, 1847
Hippomachus iranensis Londt, 1985
Holopogon imbecillus Loew, 1871
Holopogon nigripennis Meigen, 1820
Holopogon nigropilosus Theodor, 1980
Iranopogon brandti Timon-David, 1955
Jothopogon leucomallus Loew, 1871
Lamyra pleskei Becker & Stein, 1913
Laphria dizonias Loew, 1847
Laphystia dimidiata Oldroyd, 1958
Laphystia erberi Schiner, 1865
Laphystia lehri Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Leptogaster cylindrica hispanica Meigen, 1838
Leptogaster gracilis Loew, 1847
Leptogaster hispanica Meigen, 1838
Leptogaster nartshukae Lehr, 1961
Machimus armipes Becker, 1913
Machimus cingulifer Becker & Stein, 1913
Machimus elegans Loew, 1849
Machimus fascialis Becker & Stein, 1913
Machimus gratiosus Loew, 1871
Machimus modestus Loew, 1849
Machimus rudis Becker, 1923
Machimus thoracicus Loew, 1849
Machimus thoracius Loew, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Molobratia egregia Loew, 1869
Neoitamus senectus Richter, 1963
Neolophonotus iranensis Londt, 1985
Neomochtherus atripes Oldroyd, 1958
Neomochtherus petrishtshevae Stackelberg, 1937
Neomochtherus rossicus Engel, 1927
Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Nusa infumata Loew, 1851
Nusa puella Rondani, 1873
Nusa ramicosa Loew, 1871
Oldroydiana calceatus Oldroyd, 1958
Perasis sussianae Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Philodicus ponticus Bigot, 1880
Philodicus spectabilis Loew, 1871
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Polyphonius laevigatus Loew, 1848
Promachus canus Wiedemann, 1818
Promachus canus leontochlaenus Loew, 1871
Promachus griseiventris Becker, 1913
Promachus grisiventris Becker, 1913
Promachus leoninus Loew, 1848
Promachus leontochlaenus Loew, 1871
Promachus rectangularis Loew, 1854
Psilinus cinerascens van der Wulp, 1899
Psilocurus hypopygialis Paramonov, 1930
Pycnopogon hirsutus Becker, 1913
Pycnopogon leucostomus Engel, 1930
Pycnopogon melanostomus Loew, 1874
Pycnopogon mixtus Loew, 1847
Reminasus ephippium Macquart, 1855
Rhabdogaster cinerascens Wulp, 1899
Rhadinus megalonix Loew, 1856
Saropogon alternatus Loew, 1873
Saropogon bijani Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Saropogon clausus Becker, 1906
Saropogon fucatus Loew, 1869
Saropogon gigas Becker, 1913
Saropogon jugulum Loew, 1847
Saropogon longicornis Macquart, 1838
Saropogon mofidii Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Saropogon verticalis Oldroyd, 1958
Saropogon vestitus Wiedemann, 1828
Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Satanas shah Rondani, 1873
Scylaticus elamiensis Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Stenopogon avus Loew, 1874
Stenopogon callosus Pallas, 1818
Stenopogon coracinus Loew, 1847
Stenopogon elongatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Stenopogon heteroneurus Macquart, 1838
Stenopogon junceus Wiedemann, 1820
Stenopogon laevigatus Loew, 1851
Stenopogon mollis Loew, 1868
Stenopogon nataliae Richter, 1963
Stenopogon roederii Bezzi, 1895
Stenopogon rufipilus Loew, 1873
Stenopogon sabaudus Fabricius, 1794
Stenopogon sciron Loew, 1873
Stenopogon sciron superbus Portshinski, 1873
Stenopogon strataegus Gerstaecker, 1862
Stenopogon superbus Portschinsky, 1873
Stenopogon xanthotrichus Brullé, 1832
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) scaliger Loew, 1847
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) schineri Koch, 1872
Stichopogon albellus Loew, 1856
Stichopogon auritinctus Abbassian-Li..., 1964
Stichopogon caucasicus Bezzi, 1910
Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, 1867
Stiphrolamyra pleskei Becker, 1913
Tolmerus facialis Becker, 1913
Trichardis leucocomus Wulp, 1899
Trichardopsis richteri Oldroyd, 1958
Triclis olivaceus Loew, 1851
Turka cervinus Loew, 1856
Turkiella cervinus Loew, 1856
Udenopogon inscriptus Becker, 1913

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Iran
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
30
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
25
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphystiinae
Hardy, 1948
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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Asilidae at geller-grimm.de
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Asilidae at itis.gov
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