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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
652
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
473
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
93
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
74
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
53
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
53 Genera with 124 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Afroholopogon Londt, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Aneomochtherus Lehr, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Antipalus Loew, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Antiphrisson Löw, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosocerus Bezzi, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 179410SpeciesTaxom
Dasophrys Loew, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Didysmachus Lehr, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 180412SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Echthistus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Erax Scopoli, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 17905SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1820Bee-like robber flies4SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Lithoeciscus Bezzi, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoepitriptus Lehr, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Palamopogon Bezzi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Paritamus Verall, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Premochtherus Lehr, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnogaster Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 18404SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
124 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroholopogon anassa Londt, 2005
Andrenosoma albibarbe Meigen, 1820
Andrenosoma atrum Linnaeus, 1758
Aneomochtherus confusus Tsacas, 1965
Aneomochtherus flavicornis Ruthe, 1831
Aneomochtherus flavipes Meigen, 1820
Antipalus similis Moucha & Hra..., 1966
Antipalus varipes Meigen, 1820
Antiphrisson trifarius Löw, 1849
Asilus antiquus Heer, 1849
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Asilus deperditus Heer, 1849
Cerdistus erythrurus Meigen, 1820
Choerades dioctriaeformis Meigen, 1820
Choerades fimbriata Meigen, 1820
Choerades fulva Meigen, 1804
Choerades ignea Meigen, 1820
Choerades marginata Linnaeus, 1758Golden-haired robberfly
Choerades rufipes Fallen, 1814
Cophura brevicornis melanochaeta
Cyclosocerus platycerus Villeneuve, 1913
Cyrtopogon culminum Bigot, 1885
Cyrtopogon culminus Bigot, 1885
Cyrtopogon flavimanus Meigen, 1820
Cyrtopogon fulvicornis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon lateralis Fallen, 1814
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Cyrtopogon maculipennis Macquart, 1834
Cyrtopogon meyerduerii Mik, 1864
Cyrtopogon platycerus (Villeneuve, 1913)⇒ Cyclosocerus platycerus Villeneuve, 1913
Cyrtopogon ruficornis Fabricius, 1794
Dasophrys swazi Londt, 1981
Dasypogon diadema Fabricius, 1781
Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) bicincta Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) calceata Meigen, 1820
Dioctria (Dioctria) cothurnata Meigen, 1820Scarce red-legged robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) gracilis Meigen, 1820
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 flavipennis Meigen, 1820
Dioctria harcyniae Loew, 1844
Dioctria lateralis Meigen, 1804
Dysmachus basalis Loew, 1848
Dysmachus bifurcus Loew, 1848
Dysmachus cristatus Wiedemann, 1820
Dysmachus fuscipennis Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus harpax Villeneuve, 1904
Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Didysmachus picipes Meigen, 1820
Dysmachus stylifer Loew, 1854
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Echthistus rufinervis Meigen, 1820
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Erax punctipennis Meigen, 1820
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Holopogon fumipennis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigrifacies Bezzi, 1900
Holopogon nigripennis Meigen, 1820
Holopogon priscus Meigen, 1820
Holopogon venustus Rossi, 1790
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria ephippium Fabricius, 1781
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Laphria gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria vulpina Meigen, 1820
Lasiocnemus lugens Loew, 1858
Lasiopogon bellardi (Jaennicke, 1867)⇒ Lasiopogon montanus Schiner, 1862
Lasiopogon bellardii Jaennicke, 1867
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon immaculatus Strobl, 1893
Lasiopogon macquarti Perris, 1852
Lasiopogon montanus Schiner, 1862
Lasiopogon pilosellus Loew, 1847
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-footed robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842Dashed slender robberfly
Leptogaster pubicornis Loew, 1847
Leptogaster pumila Macquart, 1834
Leptogaster subtilis Loew, 1847
Lithoeciscus heydenii Loew, 1871
Machimus (Machimus) caliginosus Meigen, 1820
Machimus (Machimus) cyanopus Loew, 1849
Machimus (Machimus) gonatistes Zeller, 1840
Machimus (Machimus) lacinulatus Loew, 1854
Machimus annulipes Brullé, 1832
Machimus arthriticus Zeller, 1840Breck robberfly
Machimus chrysitis Meigen, 1820
Machimus setibarbus Loew, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoepitriptus inconstans Wiedemann, 1820
Neoepitriptus setosulus Zeller, 1840
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Neoitamus splendidus Oldenberg, 1912
Neolophonotus gemsbock Bromley, 1936
Neolophonotus robustus Ricardo, 1922
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Neomochtherus alpinus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus geniculatus Meigen, 1820
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly
Oligopogon napaios Londt, 2014
Palamopogon longibarbus Loew, 1857
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Pamponerus helveticus Mik, 1864
Paritamus alpinus Meigen, 1820
Pegesimallus aulicus Wiedemann, 1828
Philodicus dubius Ricardo, 1921
Premochtherus aquitanus Tsacas, 1964
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Rhabdogaster pedion Londt, 2006
Saropogon vestitus Wiedemann, 1828
Stenopogon sabaudus Fabricius, 1794
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) schineri Koch, 1872
Stilpnogaster aemula Meigen, 1820
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tolmerus atricapillus Fallen, 1814Common robberfly
Tolmerus atripes Loew, 1854
Tolmerus poecilogaster Loew, 1849
Tolmerus pyragra Zeller, 1840

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
23
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
14
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
5
5
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