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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
528
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
404
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
78
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
33
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
17
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somerset
17 Genera with 21 Species
Acnephalum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Dysclytus Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Reburrus Daniels, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
21 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Congomochtherus inachus Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Dasophrys nigricans Wiedemann, 1821
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus hobbyi Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus uncinus Londt, 1988
Ommatius distinctus Ricardo, 1918
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Reburrus bancrofti Hardy, 1935
Scylaticus costalis Wiedemann, 1819

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Somerset
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
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