Neomochtherus gnavus ( Wulp, 1872 )

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 : 26-27

Neomochtherus gnavus ( Wulp, 1872)

Mochtherus gnavus Wulp, 1872: 243 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java; Maluku: Halmahera, Obi, Waigeo ) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].

Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Cachar Dist.: Silchar (city); Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town); Tinsukia Dist.: Digboi (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Cherrapunji (town); Khasi Hills (hills); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Duga (town); Uttarakhand: Bageshwar Dist.: Thakala [Takala] (village); Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city) ( Ricardo 1919: 74; 1922: 60; Lal 1960: 34; Joseph & Parui 1985: 66; 1987c: 107; 1987f: 156; 1990a: 60; 1995: 30; 1999a: 107; Parui 2003: 336).

World distribution: Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand ( Wulp 1872: 244; Ricardo 1919: 73; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph & Parui 1987f: 156; 1995: 30).

* Neomochtherus himalayensis Joseph & Parui, 1987

Neomochtherus himalayensis Joseph & Parui, 1987d: 232 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling: Tiger Hill ) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Tiger Hill (mountain) ( Joseph & Parui 1987d: 233; 1990a: 60; 1997a: 116; Sen et al. 2016: 209).

* Neomochtherus indianus ( Ricardo, 1919)

Heligmoneura indianus Ricardo, 1919: 74 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kotagiri) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Kotagiri [Katagiri] (town) ( Ricardo 1919: 74; Lal 1960: 34; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 359; 1990a: 60).

* Neomochtherus trisignatus ( Ricardo, 1922)

Heligmoneura trisignata Ricardo, 1922: 61 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Virudhachalam ) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool Dist.: Adoni (city); Tamil Nadu: Cuddalore Dist.: Virudhachalam [Veddhchalam] (town) ( Ricardo 1922: 61; Lal 1960: 34; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 352, 359; 1990a: 54, 60).

Note: The species-group name trisignatus Ricardo, 1922 (currently considered a valid species in Neomochtherus ), was recorded in both Heligmonevra and Neomochtherus by Joseph & Parui (1983a: 352, 359; 1990a: 54, 60). We correct the duplication here and accept recognition of the species in Neomochtherus .

Orophotus Becker, 1925

* Orophotus indianus Joseph & Parui, 1995

Orophotus indianus Joseph & Parui, 1995: 31 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Chug ) [Holotype ♂, CAS].

Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Kameng Dist.: Chug (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1995: 32).

* Orophotus montanus ( Ricardo, 1922)

Asilus montanus Ricardo, 1922: 47 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Khasi Hills; Uttarakhand: Mussoorie ) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Gangtok (city); Uttarakhand: Bageshwar Dist.: Darim Khet [Dharniste] (village); Kausani (village); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie [Masuri] (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town); Sat Tal (lake); Shyamkhet [Shann Ket] (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) ( Ricardo 1922: 47; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 360; 1987b: 99; 1987c: 107; 1990a: 61; 1997a: 117; 1999a: 107; Parui 2003: 337).

Philodicus Loew, 1848