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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Luxembourg (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3771
10299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
424
3768
10296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3704
10171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
3044
8750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
361
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
183
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
23
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
2
18
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
13
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Luxembourg
13 Genera with 22 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1761Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luxembourg
22 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus (Machimus) setibarbis (Loew, 1849)⇒ Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Luxembourg
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
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