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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Svealand (Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
543
6424
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
540
6419
17054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
6314
16822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
5363
15055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
962
2780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
71
636
1833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
126
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
65
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
42
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Svealand
42 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDELMNOPRST
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgopsis Johnson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainiops Curran, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies3SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19387SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mauropteron Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoaratus Ricardo, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neodioctria Ricardo, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neosaropogon Ricardo, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pararatus Ricardo, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1911Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhadiurgus Loew, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Thereutria Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Svealand
72 Species
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Andrenosoma atra Linnaeus, 1758
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andrenosoma tectamum Walker, 1849
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus peritulus Cockerell, 1909
Bathypogon nigrinus Ricardo, 1912
Blepharotes coriarius Wiedemann, 1830Giant Yellow Robber Fly
Ceraturgopsis praecursor James, 1939
Cerdistus armatus Macquart, 1846
Cerdistus divaricatus White, 1918
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerdistus prostratus Hardy, 1935
Cerdistus varimystaceus Macquart, 1847
Cerdistus vittipes Macquart, 1847
Cerotainiops omus Pritchard, 1942Harrison milk-vetch
Choerades venatrix Loew, 1847
Colepia rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Cophura antiquella Cockerell, 1913
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon luteicornis Zetterstadt, 1842
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) oelandica Linnaeus, 1758Orange-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Epitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lamyra ignea Meigen, 1820
Laphystia actius Melander, 1923
Lasiopogon aldrichii Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon cinereus Cole, 1919
Lasiopogon dimicki Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon monticolus Melander, 1923Roadside false madwort
Lasiopogon pacificus Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon willametti Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster hirtipes Coquillett, 1904
Machimus (Machimus) setibarbis (Loew, 1849)⇒ Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Machimus atricapillus (Fallen, 1814)⇒ Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814
Machimus pyragra Zeller, 1840
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Mauropteron farinum Daniels, 1987
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoaratus hercules Wiedemann, 1828
Neodioctria australis Ricardo, 1918
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Ommatius fimbriatus Hardy, 1949
Orthogonis ornatipennis Macquart, 1850
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Pararatus macrostylus Loew, 1874
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy
Rhadiurgus variabilis Zetterstedt, 1838Northern robberfly
Stichopogon bancrofti Hardy, 1934
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Stichopogon vernaculus White, 1918
Thereutria tessellata Hardy, 1930

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
20
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
2
2
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