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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3859
9906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
966
3269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
680
2212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
137
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
75
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
40
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
40 Genera with 54 Species
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Afroholopogon Londt, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroscleropogon Londt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ampyx Walker, 02SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Asiola Daniels, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Connomyia Londt, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Danomyia Londt, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Empodiodes Oldroyd, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microphontes Londt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 198811SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pedomyia Londt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
54 Species
Afroscleropogon dilutus Walker, 1851
Ampyx hornei
Ampyx incurvus
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asiola fasciata Daniels, 1977
Blepharotes splendidissimus Wiedemann, 1830
Cabasa pulchella Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Cyrtopogon perspicax Cole, 1919
Danomyia habra Londt, 1993
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Empodiodes melanoscopaeus Londt, 1992
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Gonioscelis lacertosus Engel, 1925
Gonioscelis melas Londt, 2004
Hypenetes cryodes Londt, 1985
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microphontes jasonlondti Markee & Dikow, 2018
Microstylum fenestratum Wiedemann, 1828
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neolophonotus abuntius Walker, 1849
Neolophonotus crinitus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus hulli Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus loganius Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus louisi Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus nodus Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus pellitus Wiedemann, 1819
Neolophonotus quickelbergei Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus spiniventris Loew, 1858
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus xanthodasus Londt, 1988
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Pedomyia astroptica Londt, 1994
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Scylaticus costalis Wiedemann, 1819
Scylaticus pardalotus Londt, 1992
Sisyrnodytes brevis Macquart, 1838
Trichardis testacea Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Scotland
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrigonomiminae
Enderlein, 1914
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