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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3364
8028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2941
7315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
720
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
526
1590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
75
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
15
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Midlands
15 Genera with 20 Species
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamus Wesmael, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1904Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptarthrus Stephens, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
20 Species
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
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 cingulatus Fabricius, 1781
Eupalamus lacteator Gravenhorst, 1829
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Lasiopogon cinctus Fabricius, 1781Spring heath robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris Meigen, 1804Slender-footed 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
Neomochtherus pallipes Meigen, 1820Devon Red-legged Robber Fly

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in West Midlands
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
2
2
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