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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
9687
27461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
749
9681
27454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
9430
26835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7648
23452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1274
3379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
914
2267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
191
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
108
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
62
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metropolitan France
62 Genera with 94 Species
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Ablautus Loew, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Asiola Daniels, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atractia Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropyga Schiner, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies7SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18286SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mauropteron Daniels, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neoaratus Ricardo, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Permessus Piton & Théo..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosoma Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorus Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Alcimus longipes Macquart, 1838
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus sannoisiensis Meunier, 1915
Asiola fasciata Daniels, 1977
Atractia clausicella Carrera, 1960
Cerdistus armatus Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus ruficoxatus Macquart, 1850
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Cophura brevicornis melanochaeta
Cyrtopogon fimbriatus Meigen, 1820
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Dasypogon pumilus Macquart, 1838
Dasypogon rubiginipennis Macquart, 1838
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dioctria nakanensis Matsumura, 1916
Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Efferia argyrosoma Hine, 1911
Efferia caliente Wilcox, 1966
Efferia mortensoni Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Glaphyropyga aristata Carrera, 1950
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Lamyra fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria janus Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria scorpio Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphystia tolandi Wilcox, 1960
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Laxenecera albicincta Loew, 1852
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Machimus (Machimus) dasypygus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) fimbriatus Meigen, 1804
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus chrysitis Meigen, 1820
Machimus kollmanni J. Timon-David, 1944
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Mauropteron pelago Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaphorus pulchrus Pritchard, 1935
Metapogon punctipennis Coquillett, 1904
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Neoaratus hercules Wiedemann, 1828
Neoitamus angusticornis Loew, 1858
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neolophonotus fimbriatus Hull, 1967
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus schoemani Londt, 1985
Neomochtherus californicus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius gemma Brimley, 1928
Permessus asiloides L. Piton, 1939
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Pogonosoma maroccanum Fabricius, 1794
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scylaticus miniatus Becker, 1915
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Stenopogon sabaudus Fabricius, 1794
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Tolmerus calceatus Meigen, 1820
Trichardis eburacta
Trichardis turneri Oldroyd, 1974
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Zosteria calignea Daniels, 1987

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Metropolitan France
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
22
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
17
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphystiinae
Hardy, 1948
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
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