Machimus
| Machimus | |
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| Machimus arthriticus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Asilinae |
| Genus: | Machimus Loew 1849 |
| Species | |
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Many, see text | |
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]
As of 2013 there were approximately 188 described species in the genus.[1]
Machimus sp. with prey
with prey
- Machimus adustus
- Machimus antimachus
- Machimus arthriticus
- Machimus callidus
- Machimus cowini – Manx robber fly
- Machimus elegans
- Machimus erythocnemius
- Machimus formosus
- Machimus lecythus
- Machimus maneei
- Machimus notatus
- Machimus novaescotiae
- Machimus paropus
- Machimus rusticus
- Machimus sadyates
- Machimus setibarbus
- Machimus snowii
- Machimus virginicus
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Asilinae
- Asilidae genera