Stichopogon inaequalis ( Loew, 1847 )

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 : 68

Stichopogon inaequalis ( Loew, 1847)

Dasypogon inaequalis Loew, 1847: 505 . Type locality: unknown [Lectotype ♀, ZMHB].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: South Point (locality); Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); nr Lothugedda [Lottugadda] Junction (village); Eluru Dist.: Rajupeta (village); Tammileru [Tamilaru] River bed (riverbed); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Visakhapatnam Seashore (seashore); Vizianagaram Dist.: Bobbili [Bobbli Gurgi] (town); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Bandhar Shiupur [Banhar] (village); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Bambolim (beach); Dona Paula (village); Miramar [Mirmar] (beach); South Goa Dist.: Canacona (city): Palolem [Palolen] (beach); Vasco da Gama: Cansaulim (beach); Gujarat: Gandhinagar Dist.: Indroda [Indrora] Nature Park (reserve); Mehsana Dist.: Taranga Hill (hill); Vastrapur (village); Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: 30 km S. Kanakapura (village); Kerala: Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Maharashtra: [no further locality]; Puducherry: Mahé Dist.: Mahé [Mahenn] (town); Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Gegal [Gogal] (village); Pali Dist.: Chambal River bed (riverbed); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquar] (town); Telangana: Vikarabad Dist.: Ananthagiri (hill); Uttar Pradesh: Bulandshahr Dist.: Gulaothi [Gulawthi] (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 325; 1984b: 36; 1988: 90; 1990a: 42; 1990c: 104; 1993a: 126; 1993b: 99; 1993c: 296; 1993d: 103; 1997b: 12; 1998: 145; 1999b: 12; Lahiri & Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).

World distribution: Greece, India, Portugal, Sri Lanka ( Loew 1847: 505; Oldroyd 1948: 262; 1975: 129).

* Stichopogon indicus Joseph & Parui, 1984

Stichopogon indicus Joseph & Parui, 1984a: 249 . Type locality: India (Maharashtra: Ratnagiri) [Holotype ♀, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); Assam: Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town); Maharashtra: Ratnagiri Dist.: Ratnagiri (town); Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Gasuapara (village); Rajasthan: Pali Dist.: Chambal River bed (riverbed) ( Joseph & Parui 1984a: 250; 1987f: 150; 1988: 90; 1990a: 42; 1993b: 100; 1997b: 12; 1998: 146; 1999a: 97; Sen et al. 2016: 215).

* Stichopogon mahatoi Joseph & Parui, 1999

Stichopogon mahatoi Joseph & Parui, 1999b: 13 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Nagarjunakonda ) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Palnadu Dist.: Nagarjunakonda (town); Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) ( Joseph & Parui 1998: 147; 1999b: 14).

* Stichopogon menoni Joseph & Parui, 1997

Stichopogon menoni Joseph & Parui, 1997a: 100 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Mahananda Riverside ) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Mahananda Riverside (riverside) ( Joseph & Parui 1997a: 103; 1998: 149).