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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1686
7019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
1128
3904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
150
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
90
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
58
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
58 Genera with 144 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPSTZ
Ammophilomima Enderlein, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 19988SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicolonus Loew, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Goneccalypsis Hermann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Grypoctonus Speiser, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopheromerus Becker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lagynogaster Hermann, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1916Bee-like robber flies15SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 191715SpeciesTaxom
Lycostommyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Mactea Richter & Ma..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodontina Enderlein, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptogaster Frey, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18286SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Myelaphus Bigot, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Orophotus Becker, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pagidolaphria Hermann, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1887Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopogon Loew, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Theodoria Hradský & Hü..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Trichomachimus Engel, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Zelamyia Londt, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
144 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophilomima amamiensis Kuroda & Ohishi, 2019
Ammophilomima rikioi Kuroda & Ohishi, 2019
Ammophilomima trifida Hsia, 1949
Andrenosoma otanegawana Matsumura, 1916
Antipalus pedestris Becker, 1925
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus bevistylus (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Eutolmus bevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Asilus brevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Asilus fallaciosus Matsumura, 1916
Asilus okinawensis Matsumura, 1916
Asilus scutellaris (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Trichomachimus scutellaris Coquillett, 1898
Asilus virgatipes (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Astochia virgatipes Coquillett, 1898
Astochia completa Becker, 1926
Astochia philus Walker, 1849
Astochia virgatipes Coquillett, 1898
Ceraturgus kawamurae Matsumura, 1916
Choerades caucasicus Richter & Ma..., 1971
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades isshikii Matsumura, 1916
Choerades japonicus Matsumura, 1931
Choerades komurae Matsumura, 1911
Choerades komurai Matsumura Ma..., 0
Choerades nigrovittatus Matsumura, 1916
Choerades yaeyamana Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Clinopogon sauteri Bezzi, 1910
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794
Cophinopoda oldroydi Tsacas & Art..., 1994
Cyrtopogon leptotarsus Curran, 1923
Cyrtopogon pictipennis Coquillett, 1899
Cyrtopogon pulchripes Loew, 1871
Damalis vitripennis Osten-sacken, 1882
Dasypogon japonica (Bigot, 1878)⇒ Molobratia japonica Bigot, 1878
Dicolonus argentatus Matsumura, 1916
Dioctria nakanensis Matsumura, 1916
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eupalamus giganteus Uchida, 1928
Eutolmus bevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Eutolmus brevistylus Coquillett, 1898
Eutolmus niger Hradský & Hü..., 1985
Eutolmus ohirai Hradský & Hü..., 1985
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Goneccalypsis lucida Hermann, 1912
Grypoctonus aino (Speiser, 1928)⇒ Grypoctonus hatakeyamae Matsumura, 1916
Grypoctonus daimyo Speiser, 1928
Grypoctonus hatakeyamae Matsumura, 1916
Holopogon japonicus Nagatomi, 1983
Hoplopheromerus armatipes Macquart, 1855
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra isshikii Matsumura, 1916
Lamyra komure Matsumura, 1911
Lamyra nigrovittata Matsumura, 1916
Lamyra yaeyamana Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Laphria azurea Hermann, 1914
Laphria blumei (Wulp, 1872)⇒ Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria dispar (Coquillett, 1899)⇒ Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria flavidorsum Matsumura, 1916
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria hakiensis Matsumura, 1916
Laphria karafutonis Matsumura, 1916
Laphria mitsukurii Coquillett, 1899
Laphria okinawensis Matsumura, 1916
Laphria remota Hermann, 1914
Laphria rufa Von Roeder, 1887
Laphria sapporensis Matsumura, 1911
Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828
Laphria yamatonis Matsumura, 1916
Lasiopogon akaishii Hradsky, 1981
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon hinei Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon rokuroi Hradsky, 1981
Leptogaster abdominalis Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster augusta Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster basilaris Coquillett, 1899
Leptogaster dorospicta Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster dorsopicta Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster eoa Lehr, 1961
Leptogaster filiventris Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster flaviventris Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster freyi Bromley, 1951
Leptogaster fulvicrus Hsia, 1949
Leptogaster koshunensis Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster minimensis (Matsumura, 1916)⇒ Psilonyx minimensis Matsumura, 1916
Leptogaster pilosella Hermann, 1917
Leptogaster spinulosa (Meijere, 1914)⇒ Leptogaster koshunensis Oldroyd, 1975
Leptogaster trimucronotata Hermann, 1917
Machimus asiaticus Becker, 1925
Machimus hisamatsui Tagawa, 1981
Mactea matsumurai Hradsky & Ge..., 2003
Mactea otanegovana Matsumura, 1916
Maira aterrima Harmann, 1914
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodontina insula Scarbrough &..., 2000
Merodontina silvatica Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Merodontina thaiensis Scarbrough &..., 2000
Mesoleptogaster fulvicrus Hsia, 1949
Microstylum dimorphum Matsumura, 1916
Microstylum dux Wiedemann, 1828
Microstylum oberthürii Wulp, 1896
Microstylum oberthuerii (Wulp, 1896)⇒ Microstylum oberthurii Wulp, 1878
Microstylum oberthurii Wulp, 1878
Microstylum spectrum (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Microstylum dux Wiedemann, 1828
Molobratia japonica Bigot, 1878
Molobratia kanoi Hradsky, 1980
Molobratia nipponi Hradsky, 1980
Molobratia sapporensis Matsumura, 1916
Molobratia takasagensis Matsumura, 1916
Molobratia triangulata Haupt & Azuma, 1998
Myelaphus dispar Loew, 1873
Myelaphus jozanus Matsumura, 1916
Neoitamus angusticornis Loew, 1858
Neoitamus castaneipennis Tagawa, 1981
Neoitamus castneipennis Tagawa, 1981
Neoitamus cothurnatus univittatus Loew, 1871 Loew, 1871
Neoitamus fertilis Becker, 1925
Neoitamus ishiharai Tagawa, 1981
Neoitamus univittatus Loew, 1871
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Orophotus univittatus Becker, 1925
Orthogonis nitididorsalis Tagawa, 2006
Pagidolaphria chrysotelus Walker, 1855
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Philonicus ionescui Tsacas & Wei..., 1977
Philonicus nagatomii Utsuki, 2008
Pogonosoma funebris Hermann, 1914
Promachus albicinctus Ricardo, 1900
Promachus ater Coquillett, 1899
Promachus indigenus Becker, 1925
Promachus yesonicus Bigot, 1887Shioya-abu
Psilonyx minimensis Matsumura, 1916
Pycnopogon apicalis Matsumura, 1916
Pycnopogon nikkoensis Matsumura, 1916
Pygommatius dasypogon Oldroyd, 1939
Saropogon flavicinctus Wiedemann, 1820
Scylaticus sayano Nagatomi, 1983
Stichopogon gracilifemur Nagatomi, 1983
Stichopogon infuscatus Bezzi, 1910
Theodoria kimurai Hradský & Hü..., 1984
Tolmerus hisamatsui Tagawa, 1981
Trichomachimus scutellaris Coquillett, 1898
Zelamyia alyctus Londt, 2005

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
18
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
16
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
10
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
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