Asilidae
Also known as: Robber Flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies, Rovfluer, beahtočurut, petokärpäset, robber flies, robber fly
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Asilidae |
| Published in | Latreille, P.A. (1802-1805). Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes : Ouvrage Faisant Suite aux Oeuvres de Leclerc de Buffon, et Partie du Cours Complet d´Histoire Naturelle Rédigé par C.S. Sonnini. 14 vols. F. D |
| Habitat | MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 566 |
| Species records held | 7522 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 9893 |
| GBIF key | 7275 |
Genera in Asilidae
- Ommatius — 370 species: Ommatius abanus, Ommatius abdelkuriensis, Ommatius achaetus, Ommatius acornutus, Ommatius acutus, Ommatius ademon, Ommatius aegyptius, Ommatius aequalis
- Laphria — 286 species: Laphria abdominalis, Laphria aberrans, Laphria aeatus, Laphria aeneiventris, Laphria affinis, Laphria aimatis, Laphria aktis, Laphria albitibialis
- Leptogaster — 283 species: Leptogaster abdominalis, Leptogaster acanthophorus, Leptogaster acanthozona, Leptogaster aegra, Leptogaster aestiva, Leptogaster affinis, Leptogaster aganniphe, Leptogaster albimanus
- Neolophonotus — 282 species: Neolophonotus abuntius, Neolophonotus acrolophus, Neolophonotus acrophilia, Neolophonotus acuminatus, Neolophonotus agrestis, Neolophonotus aktites, Neolophonotus albibarbis, Neolophonotus albiciliatus
- Machimus — 271 species: Machimus aberrans, Machimus achterbergi, Machimus acutus, Machimus adustus, Machimus agilis, Machimus alatavicus, Machimus albibarbis, Machimus albifacies
- Promachus — 244 species: Promachus abdominalis, Promachus aberrans, Promachus absterrens, Promachus acuminatus, Promachus adamsii, Promachus addens, Promachus aedithus, Promachus aegyptiacus
- Efferia — 243 species: Efferia abdominalis, Efferia aestuans, Efferia affinis, Efferia albibarbis, Efferia albispinosa, Efferia albiventris, Efferia alia, Efferia amaryncea
- Stenopogon — 207 species: Stenopogon abdulrassuli, Stenopogon adelantae, Stenopogon aeacidinus, Stenopogon aeacus, Stenopogon alamoensis, Stenopogon albalulus, Stenopogon albibasis, Stenopogon albociliatus
- Asilus — 158 species: Asilus aethiops, Asilus agrius, Asilus albipilosus, Asilus amelancheiris, Asilus amelanchieris, Asilus angustialis, Asilus angustialius, Asilus antiorus
- Neomochtherus — 137 species: Neomochtherus acratus, Neomochtherus aegaeus, Neomochtherus aegyptius, Neomochtherus aerifacies, Neomochtherus africanus, Neomochtherus alaicus, Neomochtherus albicans, Neomochtherus albicoma
- Microstylum — 136 species: Microstylum acutirostre, Microstylum albimystaecum, Microstylum albolimbatum, Microstylum amoyense, Microstylum ananthakrishnani, Microstylum anovense, Microstylum apicale, Microstylum appendiculatum
- Saropogon — 130 species: Saropogon abbreviatus, Saropogon aberrans, Saropogon albicans, Saropogon albifrons, Saropogon aliyevi, Saropogon alternatus, Saropogon angkorensis, Saropogon antipodus
- Cyrtopogon — 127 species: Cyrtopogon ablautoides, Cyrtopogon africanus, Cyrtopogon albibarbatus, Cyrtopogon albifacies, Cyrtopogon albifrons, Cyrtopogon albovarians, Cyrtopogon aldrichi, Cyrtopogon alleni
- Damalis — 117 species: Damalis achilles, Damalis albatus, Damalis amphora, Damalis anamaliensis, Damalis andron, Damalis angola, Damalis annulata, Damalis artigasi
- Mallophora — 116 species: Mallophora abana, Mallophora ada, Mallophora aeaca, Mallophora affinis, Mallophora ajax, Mallophora albicincta, Mallophora alecto, Mallophora annuliventris
- Dioctria — 107 species: Dioctria abdominalis, Dioctria aestivis, Dioctria albicornis, Dioctria altaica, Dioctria annulata, Dioctria arbustorum, Dioctria arcana, Dioctria arnoldii
- Stichopogon — 101 species: Stichopogon abdominalis, Stichopogon aedon, Stichopogon aequetinctus, Stichopogon agustifrons, Stichopogon albellus, Stichopogon albimystax, Stichopogon albofasciatus, Stichopogon albosetosus
- Dasypogon — 89 species: Dasypogon acratus, Dasypogon aegon, Dasypogon agathyllus, Dasypogon albonotata, Dasypogon analis, Dasypogon anemetus, Dasypogon angustiventris, Dasypogon annulatus
- Lasiopogon — 87 species: Lasiopogon akaishii, Lasiopogon albidus, Lasiopogon aldrichii, Lasiopogon anaphlecter, Lasiopogon apache, Lasiopogon apenninus, Lasiopogon apoecus, Lasiopogon appalachensis
- Pegesimallus — 85 species: Pegesimallus africa, Pegesimallus albicinctus, Pegesimallus albidipennis, Pegesimallus albolineatus, Pegesimallus alcippe, Pegesimallus anaxilas, Pegesimallus angusticornis, Pegesimallus apertus
- Cerdistus — 73 species: Cerdistus acuminatus, Cerdistus antilco, Cerdistus aurantiaco, Cerdistus australasiae, Cerdistus australis, Cerdistus begauxi, Cerdistus blascozumetai, Cerdistus bresseeli
- Euscelidia — 71 species: Euscelidia abbreviata, Euscelidia acuminata, Euscelidia adusta, Euscelidia anthrax, Euscelidia artaphernes, Euscelidia atrata, Euscelidia bechuana, Euscelidia bequaerti
- Diogmites — 70 species: Diogmites aberans, Diogmites affinis, Diogmites alivesi, Diogmites amethistinus, Diogmites angustipennis, Diogmites atriapex, Diogmites aureolus, Diogmites basalis
- Heligmonevra — 68 species: Heligmonevra africana, Heligmonevra albiseta, Heligmonevra anamalaiensis, Heligmonevra andamanensis, Heligmonevra annulata, Heligmonevra assamensis, Heligmonevra astricta, Heligmonevra bambii
- Holopogon — 66 species:
- Scylaticus — 66 species:
- Heteropogon — 64 species:
- Neoitamus — 63 species:
- Atomosia — 57 species:
- Clephydroneura — 56 species:
- Cophura — 55 species:
- Laphystia — 55 species:
- Maira — 55 species:
- Philodicus — 53 species:
- Astochia — 52 species:
- Habropogon — 48 species:
- Proctacanthus — 48 species:
- Ancylorhynchus — 46 species:
- Hypenetes — 44 species:
- Chrysopogon — 43 species:
- Pygommatius — 42 species:
- Gonioscelis — 40 species:
- Holcocephala — 40 species:
- Oligopogon — 38 species:
- Trichomachimus — 38 species:
- Eutolmus — 37 species:
- Bathypogon — 36 species:
- Lamyra — 35 species:
- Dasophrys — 33 species:
- Laxenecera — 33 species:
- Antiphrisson — 32 species:
- Cerotainia — 32 species:
- Nusa — 31 species:
- Erax — 27 species:
- Rhipidocephala — 27 species:
- Zosteria — 27 species:
- Ammophilomima — 26 species:
- Senobasis — 26 species:
- Michotamia — 25 species:
- Brachyrhopala — 24 species:
- Beameromyia — 23 species:
- Apoclea — 22 species:
- Eremisca — 22 species:
- Philonicus — 22 species:
- Proagonistes — 22 species:
- Alcimus — 19 species:
- Lampria — 19 species:
- Leptarthrus — 19 species:
- Molobratia — 19 species:
- Plesiomma — 19 species:
- Sisyrnodytes — 18 species:
- Megaphorus — 17 species:
- Afroestricus — 16 species:
- Ceraturgus — 16 species:
- Lagynogaster — 16 species:
- Nicocles — 16 species:
- Pogonosoma — 16 species:
- Pseudorus — 16 species:
- Atractia — 15 species:
- Epitriptus — 15 species:
- Hyperechia — 15 species:
- Orthogonis — 15 species:
- Synolcus — 15 species:
- Taracticus — 15 species:
- Trichardis — 15 species:
- Ablautus — 14 species:
- Blepharepium — 14 species:
- Choerades — 14 species:
- Colepia — 14 species:
- Eudioctria — 14 species:
- Prolepsis — 14 species:
- Psilonyx — 14 species:
- Atonia — 13 species:
- Austrosaropogon — 13 species:
- Connomyia — 13 species:
- Engelepogon — 13 species:
- Eucyrtopogon — 13 species:
- Eumecosoma — 13 species:
- Merodontina — 13 species:
- Metapogon — 13 species:
- Townsendia — 13 species:
- Afroholopogon — 12 species:
- Amphisbetetus — 12 species:
- Glaphyropyga — 12 species:
- Psilocurus — 12 species:
- Schildia — 12 species:
- Stiphrolamyra — 12 species:
- Acnephalum — 11 species:
- Afromochtherus — 11 species:
- Aneomochtherus — 11 species:
- Antipalus — 11 species:
- Apachekolos — 11 species:
- Cophinopoda — 11 species:
- Hoplistomerus — 11 species:
- Ktyr — 11 species:
- Orophotus — 11 species:
- Regasilus — 11 species:
- Rhadinus — 11 species:
- Acronyches — 10 species:
- Allopogon — 10 species:
Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.