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]
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| Machimus arthriticus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Asilinae |
| Genus: | Machimus Loew 1849 |
| Species | |
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Many, see text | |
As of 2013 there were approximately 188 described species in the genus.[1]
- 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 cingulatus
- 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 edit
- ^ a b Dennis, D. S., & Barnes, J. K. (2012). Pupal cases of three nearctic species of Machimus (Diptera: Asilidae). Zootaxa, 3683, 561-70.
- ^ Tomasovic, G., & Saghaei, N. (2009). Contribution to the knowledge of the Asilidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Fars province (Iran). Entomologie faunistique 62(2) 45-56.
- ^ Machimus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ Machimus. Fauna Europaea.
