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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Lower Saxony (North Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
2293
4093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
2290
4090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
374
2228
3987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
245
1788
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
237
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
175
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
17
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Saxony
17 Genera with 20 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1761Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Omogongylus Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophrisson Dürrenfeldt, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Saxony
20 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus chrysitis Meigen, 1820
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Omogongylus ovatus A. Bode, 1953
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Pseudophrisson primus Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Lower Saxony
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
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