Machimus

Machimus is a genus of flies in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies. They can be found nearly worldwide, except in Australia and New Zealand.[1] Most are native to the Palearctic realm and southern Asia.[2]

Machimus
Machimus arthriticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Subfamily: Asilinae
Genus: Machimus
Loew 1849
Species

Many, see text

As of 2013 there were approximately 188 described species in the genus.[1]

Machimus sp. with prey
Machimus chrysitis
Machimus lacinulatus with prey

Species include:[3][4]

  • Machimus aberrans
  • Machimus adustus
  • Machimus annulipes
  • Machimus antennatus
  • Machimus antimachus
  • Machimus aradensis
  • Machimus aridalis
  • Machimus arthriticus
  • Machimus autumnalis
  • Machimus barcelonicus
  • Machimus biljici
  • Machimus blantoni
  • Machimus blascoi
  • Machimus caliginosus
  • Machimus callidus
  • Machimus carolinae
  • Machimus chrysitis
  • Machimus cinerarius
  • Machimus citus
  • Machimus coleus
  • Machimus concinnus
  • Machimus cowini Manx robber fly
  • Machimus cribratus
  • Machimus cyanopus
  • Machimus debilis
  • Machimus delusus
  • Machimus dubiosus
  • Machimus elegans
  • Machimus erythocnemius
  • Machimus fattigi
  • Machimus fimbriatus
  • Machimus floridensis
  • Machimus formosus
  • Machimus fortis
  • Machimus frosti
  • Machimus gilvipes
  • Machimus globifer
  • Machimus gonatistes
  • Machimus griseus
  • Machimus hinei
  • Machimus hubbelli
  • Machimus ibizensis
  • Machimus idiorrhytmicus
  • Machimus javieri
  • Machimus johnsoni
  • Machimus krueperi
  • Machimus lacinulatus
  • Machimus latapex
  • Machimus lecythus
  • Machimus linearis
  • Machimus longipenis
  • Machimus lucentinus
  • Machimus madeirensis
  • Machimus maneei
  • Machimus margaretae
  • Machimus modestus
  • Machimus monticola
  • Machimus nahalalensis
  • Machimus nevadensis
  • Machimus nigrifemoratus
  • Machimus notatus
  • Machimus notialis
  • Machimus novaescotiae
  • Machimus occidentalis
  • Machimus paropus
  • Machimus pilipes
  • Machimus portosanctanus
  • Machimus prairiensis
  • Machimus pyrenaicus
  • Machimus rubidus
  • Machimus rusticus
  • Machimus sadyates
  • Machimus sanctimontis
  • Machimus sareptanus
  • Machimus setibarbus
  • Machimus setiventris
  • Machimus snowii
  • Machimus stanfordae
  • Machimus subdolus
  • Machimus tephraeus
  • Machimus thoracius
  • Machimus vescus
  • Machimus virginicus

References

  1. Dennis, D. S., & Barnes, J. K. (2012). Pupal cases of three nearctic species of Machimus (Diptera: Asilidae). Zootaxa, 3683, 561-70.
  2. Tomasovic, G., & Saghaei, N. (2009). Contribution to the knowledge of the Asilidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Fars province (Iran). Entomologie faunistique 62(2) 45-56.
  3. Machimus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  4. Machimus. Fauna Europaea.
  • Data related to Machimus at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Machimus at Wikimedia Commons
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