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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
3184
7051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
3182
7049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
410
3124
6937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2675
6253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
839
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
71
629
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
95
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
22
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Wales
22 Genera with 26 Species
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Ablautus Loew, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1965Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Wales
26 Species
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Beameromyia floridensis Johnson, 1913
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
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Heteropogon davisi Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon marshalli Cannings, 2002
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon carinatus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Metapogon tricellus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoscleropogon lanatus Walker, 1849
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in South Wales
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
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