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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
346
2336
4374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
263
2060
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
435
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
296
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
59
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest England
15 Genera with 15 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1910Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoaratus Ricardo, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest England
15 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Laphria champlainii Walton, 1910
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoaratus hercules Wiedemann, 1828
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Northwest England
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
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