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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
9090
28468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
647
9079
28452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
603
8852
27910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
397
7295
24302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1692
6227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
84
1141
4147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
205
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
111
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
67
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Netherlands
67 Genera with 158 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Afroscleropogon Londt, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Creolestes Hull, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Daulopogon Loew, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicropaltum Martin, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 194016SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Eicherax Bigot, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1934Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1804Bee-like robber flies6SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 184010SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Microphontes Londt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neoepitriptus Lehr, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 198621SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paritamus Verall, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pogonioefferia Artigas & Pa..., 18853SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthella Bromley, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1927Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Scarbroughia Papavero, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Valiraptor Londt, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Netherlands
158 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Afroscleropogon bullingtoni Londt, 1999
Alcimus mimus Wiedemann, 1828
Alcimus tristrigatus Loew, 1858
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus albiceps (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus cyanurus (Loew, 1849)⇒ Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus rufibarbis (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820
Asilus setosulus (Zeller, 1840)⇒ Epitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Asilus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804
Bactria amastrus
Cerdistus denticulatus Loew, 1849
Choerades aureopilosa Ricardo, 1900
Choerades bella Loew, 1858
Choerades femorata Meigen, 1804
Choerades fulva Meigen, 1804
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Cyrtopogon hollandi Lavigne & De..., 2019
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon willistoni Curran, 1923
Damalis annulata Loew, 1858
Damalis drilus Londt, 1989
Dasophrys crenulatus Londt, 1981
Dasophrys nigricans Wiedemann, 1821
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Dicropaltum mesae Tucker, 1907
Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) bicincta Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dioctria eoa Lehr, 1965
Dioctria flavipes (Banks, 1917)⇒ Dioctria linearis Fabricius, 1787
Dioctria henshawi Johnson, 1918Howell's stitchwort
Dioctria lata Loew, 1853
Dioctria lateralis Meigen, 1804
Dioctria longicornis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Dioctria rufa Strobl, 1906
Dioctria sudetica Duda, 1940
Diogmites angustipennis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia exaggerata Smit, 2019
Efferia producta Hine, 1919
Eicherax nigrimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Epitriptus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Epitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Erax punctipennis Meigen, 1820
Eudioctria sackeni Williston, 1883
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus lamentator Thunberg, 1822
Eupalamus oscillator Wesmael, 1845
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Eutolmus calopus Loew, 1848
Eutolmus haematoscelis hyalopterus Loew, 1871
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Gonioscelis scapularis Macquart, 1838
Heteropogon wilcoxi James, 1934
Hypenetes loewi Londt, 1985
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria ephippium Fabricius, 1781
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria nigella Bromley, 1934
Laphria nigra (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphystia laguna Wilcox, 1960
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon cinereus Cole, 1919
Lasiopogon polensis Lavigne, 1969
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster schaefferi Back, 1909
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Machimus (Epitriptus) cowini Hobby, 1946Irish Robberfly
Machimus (Machimus) cyanopus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus albiceps Becker, 1923
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Machimus sestertius triton
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus setosulus (Zeller, 1840)⇒ Neoepitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus guildiana Williston, 1885
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microphontes megoura Londt, 1994
Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Neoepitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cvanurus Loew, 1849
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neolophonotus abuntius Walker, 1849
Neolophonotus albofasciatus Ricardo, 1900
Neolophonotus albopilosus Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus annae Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus annettae Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus cymbius Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus depilis Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus dispar Engel, 1927
Neolophonotus expandocolis Londt, 1985
Neolophonotus fumosus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus lacustrinus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus leptostylus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus longicauda Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus occidualis Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus robustus Ricardo, 1922
Neolophonotus spiniventris Loew, 1858
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus tibialis Macquart, 1838
Neolophonotus variabilis Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus zopherus Londt, 1986
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius prolongatus Scarbrough, 1985
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Paritamus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Pegesimallus namibiensis Londt, 1980
Pegesimallus ornatus Bromley, 1936
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Pogonioefferia helenae Bromley, 1951
Pogonioefferia kelloggi Wilcox, 1966
Pogonioefferia staminea Williston, 1885
Proctacanthella cacopiloga Hine, 1909
Promachus dimidiatus Curran, 1927
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scarbroughia delicatula Hine, 1918
Scleropogon coyote Bromley, 1931
Scleropogon picticornis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Scylaticus hadromedus Londt, 1992
Stenopogon latipennis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Ospriocerus latipennis Loew, 1866
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus calceatus Meigen, 1820
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946
Triorla trichina Tomasovic, 2002
Valiraptor silvestris Londt, 2002

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Netherlands
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
7
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
26
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
18
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStichopogoninae
Hardy, 1930
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


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Asilidae at geller-grimm.de
Asilidae at artfakta.se
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Asilidae at gbif.org
Asilidae at irmng.org
Asilidae at itis.gov
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