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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
233
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
106
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
88
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
20
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
20 Genera with 46 Species
Amphisbetetus Hermann, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Asiola Daniels, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 185510SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrhopala Macquart, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 20119SpeciesTaxom
Chryseutria Hardy, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Dakinomyia Hardy, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mauropteron Daniels, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neocerdistus Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phellus Walker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Questopogon Dakin & Fordham, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Thereutria Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
46 Species
Amphisbetetus trinotatus Paramonov, 1966
Asiola lemniscata Daniels, 1977
Bathypogon aoris Walker, 1849
Bathypogon calabyi Hull, 1958
Bathypogon chionthrix Hull, 1958
Bathypogon danielsi Lavigne, 2006
Bathypogon ichthyurus Hull, 1958
Bathypogon microdonturus Hull, 1958
Bathypogon ochraceus Hull, 1959
Bathypogon ophiurus Hull, 1958
Bathypogon rufitarsus Hull, 1958
Bathypogon testaceovittatus Macquart, 1855
Blepharotes coriarius Wiedemann, 1830Giant Yellow Robber Fly
Blepharotes flavus Ricardo, 1913
Blepharotes rischbiethi Lavigne & Young, 2009
Brachyrhopala (Brachyrhopala) quadricincta Bigot, 1879
Cerdistus exilis Macquart, 1838
Cerdistus judyjaynei Lavigne, 2010
Cerdistus margitis Walker, 1849
Cerdistus mcarthuri Lavigne & Mc..., 2012
Cerdistus neoclaripes Hardy, 1921
Cerdistus rufometatarsus Macquart, 1855
Cerdistus rusticanoides Hardy, 1926
Cerdistus setifemoratus Macquart, 1855
Cerdistus weyalandi Lavigne & Mc..., 2011
Chryseutria amphibola Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon agilis Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon albosetosus Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon castaneus Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon gammonensis Lavigne, 2006
Chrysopogon pellos Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon pilosifacies Clements, 1985
Chrysopogon rubidipennis White, 1918
Chrysopogon trianguliferus Clements, 1985
Colepia abludo Daniels, 1983
Dakinomyia froggattii Dakin & Fordham, 1922
Lamyra vorax Loew, 1858
Mauropteron pelago Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neocerdistus acutangulatus Macquart, 1847
Neosaropogon (Lycotherates) janforresti Lavigne, 2006
Ommatius pilosus White, 1916
Phellus piliferus Dakin & Fordham, 1922
Questopogon affinis Daniels, 1976
Stichopogon davfergusi Lavigne & Mc..., 2015
Thereutria amaraca Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
11
Genera
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