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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
418
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
85
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
44
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
24 Genera with 31 Species
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Afroholopogon Londt, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroscleropogon Londt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Danomyia Londt, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Empodiodes Oldroyd, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Hypenetes Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1761Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microphontes Londt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 198810SpeciesTaxom
Pedomyia Londt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
31 Species
Afroscleropogon dilutus Walker, 1851
Blepharotes splendidissimus Wiedemann, 1830
Cabasa pulchella Macquart, 1846
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Cyrtopogon perspicax Cole, 1919
Danomyia habra Londt, 1993
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Empodiodes melanoscopaeus Londt, 1992
Eudioctria media Banks, 1917
Gonioscelis lacertosus Engel, 1925
Gonioscelis melas Londt, 2004
Hypenetes cryodes Londt, 1985
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microphontes jasonlondti Markee & Dikow, 2018
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 suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus xanthodasus Londt, 1988
Pedomyia astroptica Londt, 1994
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Sisyrnodytes brevis Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
8
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