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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
350
2125
3614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2123
3612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
331
2056
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
244
1805
3135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
403
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
302
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kent
12 Genera with 15 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent
15 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Cophura bella Loew, 1872
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Efferia argyrosoma Hine, 1911
Efferia tuberculata Coquillett, 1904
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus melanopogon Schiner, 1868
Saropogon fugiens Hutton, 1901

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Kent
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
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