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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2583
4517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2582
4517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2521
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2154
3921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
433
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
301
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
44
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
16
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Suffolk
16 Genera with 16 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Dysmachus Loew, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Epitriptus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphystia Lapkystiella..., 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1838Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Suffolk
16 Species
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Dioctria (Dioctria) atricapilla Meigen, 1804Violet Black-legged
Dioctria (Dioctria) linearis Fabricius, 1787Small yellow-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
Eutolmus rufibarbis Meigen, 1820Golden-tabbed robberfly
Lamyra marginata Linnaeus, 1758
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
Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849Common awl robberfly
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus bastardii Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in West Suffolk
SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
2
2
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