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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3941
7805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3940
7805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3841
7616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
295
3275
6837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
75
632
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
455
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
76
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
46
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
28
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suffolk
28 Genera with 34 Species
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Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Austrosaropogon Hardy, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1985False beardgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Dolopus Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk
34 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Austrosaropogon claviger Hardy, 1934
Blepharotes coriarius Wiedemann, 1830Giant Yellow Robber Fly
Cerdistus divaricatus White, 1918
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus ruficoxatus Macquart, 1850
Chrysopogon agilis Clements, 1985
Colepia ingloria Mac Leay, 1827
Colepia rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
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
Dolopus simulans Daniels, 1987
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lampria rubriventris Macquart, 1834
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neosaropogon (Neosaropogon) princeps Macquart, 1848
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Suffolk
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
15
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachyrhopalinae
Hardy, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
1
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