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FAMILY ASILIDAE | Mark P. van Veen and Paul L.Th. Beuk |
Version date: 03-01-2023 18:24
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Neoitamus cyanurus Loew, 1849 with prey (Lucilia spec.) |
Diagnosis. Rather small to large (6-25 mm) flies. Head with large eyes; ocelli implanted on an elevation between the compound eyes; many species with distinct facial knob, covered with dense hairs; mouthparts chitinised, forming a cylindrical puncturing instrument for prey capture. Wings with a fully developed venation and a distinct discal cell. Thorax large. Legs strong. Abdomen coniform. Larvae are cylindrical, moving with the aid of setae.
Biology. The flies are visual predators and mostly catch insects in flight. Prey size varies considerably, from less than one tenth to somewhat larger than their own body size. Most species prefer dry habitats on sandy soils, either in woods or in open vegetation. Few prefer humid environments, like herbal vegetation on peat and clay. The larvae are predatory and mostly live in the soil. Larvae of the subfamily Laphriinae live in decaying wood.
General references. R. van den Broek (2018 [Tolmerus]), Engel (1925-1930 [key]), Van der Goot (1985c [key]), Hull (1962 [classification]), Lehr (1988 [catalogue]), Majer (1997c [general, key to genera]), Melin (1923 [biology]), Van Veen (1996 [key, biology]), Weinberg & Bächli (1995 [key]), Wood (1981 [general]).
References to the local fauna. Van Aartsen (1992b), R. van den Broek (2018), De Bree et al. (2014a), Van der Goot (1961a, 1985c), Ketelaar (1990), De Meijere (1928a, 1939b), Reemer (1999b), Speight (1988), Tomasovic (1994), Van Veen (1984, 1996), Van Veen & Van Aartsen (2002).
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Remarks. Additional information. Internet: http://www.geller-grimm.de/asilidae.htm, http://home.hccnet.nl/mp.van.veen/.
Original data by Van Veen, corrections and updates (publication years marked in red) by Beuk. |
How to quote this page: Veen, M.P. van, & P.L.Th. Beuk, 2023. Family Asilidae. In: Beuk, P.L.Th. (Ed.): Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands, https://diptera-info.nl/news.php?fam=Asilidae (date accessed: 18/04/2024). |
NL: 43, 1I |
B: 45 |
D: 41 |
UK: 29 |
World: 6440 |
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ASILIDAE |
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ASILINAE |
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Antipalus Loew, 1849 |
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varipes (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
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Asilus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758 |
N |
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Didysmachus Lehr, 1996 |
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picipes (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
Note 1 |
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Dysmachus Loew, 1860 |
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trigonus (Meigen, 1804) |
N |
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Erax Scopoli, 1763 |
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punctipennis Meigen, 1820 |
N |
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= punctatus (Meigen, 1804): misident. sensu auct. |
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Eutolmus Loew, 1848 |
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rufibarbis (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
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Machimus Loew, 1849 |
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arthriticus (Zeller, 1840) |
N |
Note 2 |
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intermedius (Holmgren, 1852) |
N; added by Van den Broek et al. et al. (2022b: 28) |
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rusticus (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
Note 2 |
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Neoepitriptus Lehr, 1992 |
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setosulus (Zeller, 1840) |
N |
Note 3 |
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Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878 |
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cothurnatus (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
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cyanurus (Loew, 1849) |
N |
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socius (Loew, 1871) |
N; added by Ketelaar (1990: 99) |
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Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878 |
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pallipes (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
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Pamponerus Loew, 1849 |
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germanicus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
N |
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Paritamus Verrall, 1909 |
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geniculatus (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
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Philonicus Loew, 1849 |
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albiceps (Meigen, 1820) |
N |
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Rhadiurgus Loew, 1849 |
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variabilis (Zetterstedt, 1838) |
N |
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Tolmerus Loew, 1849 |
Note 4 |
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= Epitriptus Loew, 1849 |
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atricapillus (Fallén, 1814) |
N |
Note 2 |
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calceatus (Meigen, 1820) |
added by R. van den Broek et al. (2018: 252) |
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cingulatus (Fabricius, 1781) |
N |
Note 2 |
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cowini (Hobby, 1946) |
N; added by Speight (1988: 16) |
Note 2 |
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DASYPOGONINAE |
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Molobratia Hull, 1958 |
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teutonus (Linnaeus, 1767) |
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DIOCTRIINAE |
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Dioctria Meigen, 1803 |
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atricapilla Meigen, 1804 |
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bicincta Meigen, 1820 |
N |
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cothurnata Meigen, 1820 |
N |
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= reinhardi Meigen, 1820 |
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hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794) |
N |
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= flavipes Meigen, 1804 |
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= baumhaueri Meigen, 1820 |
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lateralis Meigen, 1804 |
N |
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linearis (Fabricius, 1781) |
N; omitted by De Meijere (1939b) |
Note 5 |
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longicornis Meigen, 1820 |
N |
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oelandica (Linnaeus, 1758) |
N |
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rufipes (De Geer, 1776) |
N |
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sudetica Duda, 1940 |
N; added by Van der Goot (1985c: 51) |
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LAPHRIINAE |
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Choerades Walker, 1851 |
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fulva (Meigen, 1804) |
N; added by Van Aartsen (1992b: 120) |
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gilva (Linnaeus, 1758) |
N |
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ignea (Meigen, 1820) |
N; added by De Bree at al. (2014a: 47) |
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marginata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
N |
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= dioctriaeformis (Meigen, 1820) |
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Laphria Meigen, 1803 |
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flava (Linnaeus, 1761) |
N |
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Pogonosoma Rondani, 1856 |
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maroccanum (Fabricius, 1794) |
I; added by De Bree & Van denBroek (2021: 275) |
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LEPTOGASTRINAE |
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Leptogaster Meigen, 1803 |
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cylindrica (De Geer, 1776) |
N |
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guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842 |
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subtilis Loew, 1847 |
N; added as gallica by Tomasovic (1994: 346) |
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= gallica Janssens, 1957 |
Note 6 |
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STENOPOGONINAE |
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Lasiopogon Loew, 1847 |
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cinctus (Fabricius, 1781) |
N |
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Stichopogon Loew, 1847 |
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elegantulus (Wiedemann, 1820) |
N; added by Van Veen & Van Aartsen (2002: 77) |
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Notes |
Note 1 |
Still listed under Dysmachus by Van Veen (2002a). |
Note 2 |
Systematic placement following Geller-Grimm (2013). |
Note 3 |
Still listed under Machimus (Epitriptus) by Van Veen (2002a). |
Note 4 |
Use as valid genus following Lehr (1996) and Geller-Grimm (2013). |
Note 5 |
Recorded until De Meijere (1928a: 22, 54); again added by Van der Goot (1961a: 25). |
Note 6 |
Synonymised by Van Veen (1996: 55). |
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