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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
692
6147
13193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
690
6143
13188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
629
5970
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
401
5027
11447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
106
1237
3494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
826
2315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
147
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
67
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
38
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South England
38 Genera with 51 Species
#ACDELMNOPRST
Acnephalum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cretagaster Dikow & Grim..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dysclytus Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Reburrus Daniels, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
51 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus gurnetensis Cockerell, 1921
Cerdistus caliginosus White, 1914
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Colepia rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Congomochtherus inachus Londt & Tsacas, 1987
Cophura bella Loew, 1872
Cretagaster raritanensis T. Dikow, 2014
Dasophrys nigricans Wiedemann, 1821
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein, 1914
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Efferia argyrosoma Hine, 1911
Efferia tuberculata Coquillett, 1904
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster longipes Walker, 1858
Machimus (Machimus) rusticus Meigen, 1820Downland robberfly
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Tolmerus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus melanopogon Schiner, 1868
Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus hobbyi Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neolophonotus uncinus Londt, 1988
Neomochtherus piceus Hine, 1909
Nerax labidophorus Wiedemann, 1828
Ommatius distinctus Ricardo, 1918
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Proctacanthus fractus Cockerell, 1921
Reburrus bancrofti Hardy, 1935
Saropogon fugiens Hutton, 1901
Scylaticus costalis Wiedemann, 1819
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in South England
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
18
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
1
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