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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
816
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
69
607
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
104
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
46
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
24
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest England
24 Genera with 29 Species
#ACDELMNOPRS
Acnephalum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Dysclytus Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
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 Southwest England
29 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Cerdistus caliginosus White, 1914
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
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
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
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
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 Southwest England
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
12
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
3
Genera
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