Machimus ricardoi ( Bromley, 1935 )

Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad, Pillai, Kavya G. & Cohen, Chris M., 2024, Catalog of the Robber Flies of India (Diptera: Asilidae), Zootaxa 5509 (1), pp. 1-88 : 23-25

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scientific name	Machimus ricardoi ( Bromley, 1935 )
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Machimus ricardoi ( Bromley, 1935) View in CoL

Asilus ricardoi Bromley, 1935: 219 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Shimla ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city), near College (locale); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Deorali (locality); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); Nainital Dist.: Nainital (city); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Pedong (town) ( Bromley 1935: 219; Lal 1960: 17; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 356; 1985: 64; 1986a: 47; 1987b: 93; 1987d: 230; 1987f: 155; 1989a: 199; 1990a: 57; 1997a: 115; 1999a: 106; Parui 2003: 336).

World distribution: India, Nepal ( Bromley 1935: 219; 1987d: 230).

* Machimus rufipes Ricardo, 1922 View in CoL

Machimus rufipes Ricardo, 1922: 69 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Valley; Uttarakhand: Dehradun; Takula ) [Syntypes ♂, FRI, ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Kangra Valley (valley); Sikkim: Namchi Dist.: Melli (town), 19 km off Rangpo (river bed); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Takula (town); Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Nainital Dist.: Kathgodam (suburb); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) ( Ricardo 1922: 69; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 70; Mathur 1960: 138; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 49; 1990a: 57; 1997a: 115; Parui 2003: 336).

* Machimus scarbroughi Joseph & Parui, 1986

Machimus scarbroughi Joseph & Parui, 1986a: 49 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie ) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1986a: 50; 1990a: 57; Sen et al. 2016: 207).

* Machimus smithi Joseph & Parui, 1986

Machimus smithi Joseph & Parui, 1986a: 51 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Muthukulam ) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga Dist.: Sagar (town); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Tiruchirappalli Dist.: Muthukulam [Muthikolam] (locality) ( Joseph & Parui 1986a: 52; 1990a: 57; 1990b: 269; 1995: 30; Sen et al. 2016: 207; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).

* Machimus subgenitalis Bromley, 1935 View in CoL

Machimus subgenitalis Bromley, 1935: 221 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage (locale); Dalhousie (town); Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi Dist.: Uttarkashi (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Ghum [Goom] (town) ( Bromley 1935: 221; Lal 1960: 20; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 54; 1987d: 230; 1993e: 157; 1997a: 115).

* Machimus tibialis Ricardo, 1919 View in CoL

Machimus tibialis Ricardo, 1919: 55 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Dehradun) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town) ( Ricardo 1919: 55; Lal 1960: 20; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 56; 1990a: 57).

Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878 View in CoL

* Neoitamus barsilensis Joseph & Parui, 1984 View in CoL

Neoitamus barsilensis Joseph & Parui, 1984b: 22 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Harsil ) [Holotype ♂, UASD].

Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi Dist.: Harsil [Barsil] (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1984b: 24; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).

* Neoitamus calcuttaensis Joseph & Parui, 1987

Neoitamus calcuttaensis Joseph & Parui, 1987b: 97 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kolkata ) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1987b: 98; 1990a: 58; 1997a: 116; Sen et al. 2016: 209).

* Neoitamus dhenkundensis Joseph & Parui, 1987

Neoitamus dhenkundensis Joseph & Parui, 1987c: 106 View in CoL .Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Dainkund ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Dainkund [Dhenkund] (hill) ( Joseph & Parui 1987c: 107; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).

* Neoitamus grahami Joseph & Parui, 1987

Neoitamus grahami Joseph & Parui, 1987b: 95 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Nainital ) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Nainital (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1987b: 96; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Asilidae
Genus	Machimus