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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Norway (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
9876
49850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
9870
49838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
572
9770
49629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
8320
44878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
113
2975
22709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
86
1863
12101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
254
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
78
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
38
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Norway
38 Genera with 120 Species
#ACDELMNOPRST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 182034SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 181411SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1912False beardgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 010SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Eremonotus Theodor, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1814Bee-like robber flies8SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Loewiella Williston, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Molobratia Hull, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neoeristicus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnogaster Loew, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculefferia Artigas & Pa..., 1997
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norway
120 Species and 12 Subspecies
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma atrum Linnaeus, 1758
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus aemula setiventris Zetterstedt, 1859
Asilus aemulus Meigen, 1820
Asilus albiceps (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820
Asilus arthriticus (Zeller, 1840)⇒ Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Asilus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Asilus atrum Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus cinctus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781
Asilus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Asilus cothurnatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus culiciformis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775
Asilus cylindrica De Geer, 1776
Asilus cylindrica cylindrica
Asilus ephippium (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761
Asilus femoratus (Muller, 1776)⇒ Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Asilus flavus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761
Asilus fuliginosa (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Lamyra fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Asilus germanicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus gibbosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus gilvus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus gonatistes (Zeller, 1840)⇒ Machimus gonatistes Zeller, 1840
Asilus hyalipennis Fabricius, 1794
Asilus linearis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Dioctria linearis Fabricius, 1787
Asilus linearis linearis
Asilus marginatus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus oelandicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dioctria oelandica Linnaeus, 1758
Asilus picipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus rufibarbis (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820
Asilus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Asilus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Asilus teutonus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Molobratia teutonus Linné, 1767
Asilus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804
Asilus variabilis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838
Asilus varipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Antipalpus varipes Meigen, 1820
Choerades femoratus Meigen, 1820
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Choerades fuliginosa Panzer, 1798
Choerades gilva Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades gilvus Linnaeus, 1758Ginger robberfly
Choerades ignea Meigen, 1820
Choerades igneus Meigen, 1820
Choerades lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1842
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Choerades rufipes Fallen, 1814
Chrysopogon queenslandi Ricardo, 1912
Cyrtopogon lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon luteicornis Zetterstadt, 1842
Cyrtopogon maculipennis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon maculipennis maculipennis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon maculipennis pollinosus Frey, 1911
Cyrtopogon pulchripes Loew, 1871
Dasypogon lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Dasypogon lateralis (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Dasypogon maculipennis (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Aphamartania maculipennis Macquart, 1838
Dasypogon maculipennis maculipennis
Dasypogon vitripennis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
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 linearis linearis
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dioctria brevirostris (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804
Dioctria brevirostris brevirostris
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Erax barbatus Scopoli, 1763
Erax rufus Scopoli, 1763
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Eupalamus lamentator Thunberg, 1822
Eupalamus oscillator Wesmael, 1845
Eupalamus wesmaeli Thomson, 1886
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria ephippium Fabricius, 1781
Laphria fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria ignea (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphria rufipes (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Lamyra rufipes Fallen, 1814
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon septentrionalis Lehr, 1984
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris brevirostris Meigen, 1804
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster cylindrica cylindrica De Geer, 1776
Leptogaster cylindrica pedunculata Loew, 1847
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Loewiella hungarica (Lundstrom, 1912)⇒ Syntemna hungarica Lundbeck, 1912
Loewiella relicta (Lundstrom, 1912)⇒ Syntemna relicta Lundstrom, 1912
Loewiella setigera (Lundstrom, 1914)⇒ Syntemna setigera Lundstrom, 1914
Machimus (Machimus) gonatistes Zeller, 1840
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Molobratia teutona Linnaeus, 1767
Neoitamus cothumatus
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Rhadiurgus variablis
Stilpnogaster aemula Meigen, 1820
Stilpnogaster aemula setiventris Zetterstedt, 1860
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus arthriticus
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Townsendia arenicola Scarbrough, 1995

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Norway
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
18
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
4
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