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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
4876
13111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4870
13102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4793
12943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
4054
11605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1146
4316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
786
2940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
122
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
44
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
29
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wales
29 Genera with 38 Species
#ABDEHLMNOPST
Ablautus Loew, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Eremisca Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1965Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pamponerus Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Prolepsis Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
38 Species
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Beameromyia floridensis Johnson, 1913
Damalis drilus Londt, 1989
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
Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Dysmachus trigonus Meigen, 1804Fan-bristled robberfly
Epitriptus arthriticus Zeller, 1840
Epitriptus cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eremisca dipogon Lehr, 1964
Heteropogon davisi Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Lasiopogon marshalli Cannings, 2002
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820False slender-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
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Metapogon carinatus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Metapogon tricellus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Neoitamus cothurnatus Meigen, 1820Scarce awl robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Neoscleropogon lanatus Walker, 1849
Ommatius drusus Oldroyd, 1970
Pamponerus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758Pied-winged robberfly
Philonicus albiceps Meigen, 1820Dune robberfly
Prolepsis tristis Walker, 1851
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Tolmerus cowini Hobby, 1946

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Wales
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
12
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
3
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