Promachus duvaucelii ( Macquart, 1838 )

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 : 32-33

Promachus duvaucelii ( Macquart, 1838)

Trupanea duvaucelii Macquart, 1838: 97 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].

Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); Eluru Dist.: 12 km N. Eluru (city); Vizianagaram Dist.: 10 km N. Srungavarapukota (town); Delhi: North Delhi Dist.: Delhi University Campus (locale); South West Delhi Dist.: Palam (locality); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Panaji (city); Gujarat: Ahmedabad Dist.: Mandal (town); Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (reserve); Gandhinagar Dist.: Indroda [Indrora] Nature Park (reserve); Sarita [Sharita] Udhyan (garden); Junagadh Dist.: Veraval (town); Kheda Dist.: Nadiad (city); Narmada Dist. : 18–24 km S. Rajpipla (town); Panchmahal Dist.: 16–20 km SE. Pavagadh [Pavagarh] (hill); Rajkot Dist.: Bedi (village); Rajkot (city); Surat Dist.: Surat (city); Surendranagar Dist.: Kothariya [Kotaria] (town); Vadodara Dist.: 11 km SE. Dabhoi (town); Pipli [Pipae] (village); Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Jharkhand: Dhanbad Dist.: Dhanbad (city); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bannerughatta [Bannerghatta] Park (reserve); Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur (reserve); Chitradurga Dist.: [no further locality]; Dharwad Dist.: 46 km W. Dharwad [Dharwar] (city); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Narmadapuram Dist.: Pachmarhi [Pachmari] (hill); Maharashtra: Mumbai Suburban Dist.: Sanjay Gandhi [Borivli] National Park (reserve); Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Rengali [Rangli] (town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale); Sundargarh Dist.: Pandripani [Panderipani] (village); Punjab: Gurdaspur Dist.: Gurdaspur (city); Hoshiarpur Dist.: Dalewal (village); Kokowal [Kakawal] (village); Rajasthan: Alwar Dist.: Sariska (reserve); Bundi Dist.: Indergarh (city); Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Bhim Bhadak [Dadak] (cave); Mandore Gardens (suburb); Pali Dist.: Pali (city); Pratapgarh Dist.: Pratapgarh (town); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Ranthambore [Ranathambore] (reserve); Sawai [Swai] Madhopur (city); Sirohi Dist.: Abu Road (city); Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Dharmapuri Dist.: Hogenakkal Forest (reserve); Salem Dist.: 12 km N. Salem (city); Shevaroy Hills (mountain); Telangana: Medchal–Malkajgiri Dist.: Boduppal [Bodouppal] (city); Narapally [Narapalli] (village); Shamirpet [Shameerpet] Deer Park (reserve); Ranga Reddy Dist.: Chilkur (village): Himayat Sagar, Deer Park (locale); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Chaukhutia [Chaukettia] (town); Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Uttar Pradesh: [No further locality]; West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] ( Macquart 1838: 97; Ricardo 1921b: 214; Lal 1960: 70; Mathur 1960: 138; Oldroyd 1975: 152; Joseph & Parui 1981a: 27; 1983a: 366; 1984b: 35; 1985: 67; 1987b: 104; 1987c: 108; 1987e: 214; 1987f: 157; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 64; 1993a: 128; 1993b: 109; 1993d: 106; 1995: 33; 1997a: 118; 1997b: 23; 1999b: 22; Parui & Lahiri 1997: 360; Lahiri & Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Parui et al. 2006: 93; Tomasovic 2013: 6).

World distribution: India, Sri Lanka ( Macquart 1838: 97; Joseph & Parui 1985: 67).

* Promachus fuscifemoratus Joseph & Parui, 1981

Promachus fuscifemoratus Joseph & Parui, 1981a: 24 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nagapattinam Dist.: Point Calimere (reserve) ( Joseph & Parui 1981a: 25; 1983a: 366; 1990a: 64; Sen et al. 2016: 213).

* Promachus genitalis Joseph & Parui, 1987

Promachus genitalis Joseph & Parui, 1987d: 233 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur ) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].

Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Rengali [Rangly] (town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale) ( Joseph & Parui 1987c: 108; 1987d: 234; 1987e: 214; 1990a: 64; Sen et al. 2016: 213).

* Promachus ghumtiensis Bromley, 1935

Promachus ghumtiensis Bromley, 1935: 224 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Gumti Gaon ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbi Ghat] (village); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Gumti Gaon [Ghumti] (village) ( Bromley 1935: 224; Lal 1960: 23; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 366; 1990a: 64; 1995: 33; 1997a: 118).

* Promachus heteropterus ( Macquart, 1838)

Trupanea heteroptera Macquart, 1838: 96 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Malabar ) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ballari Dist.: Ballari [Bellary] (city); Mandya Dist.: Beeravalli (village); Vijayanagara Dist.: Huvina Hadagali [Hadagalli] (town); Kerala: Malappuram Dist.: Malappuram (city) ( Macquart 1838: 96; Ricardo 1921b: 216; Lal 1960: 23; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 366; 1990a: 64; Mathew 2004: 114; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).

* Promachus indicus Joseph & Parui, 1987

Promachus indicus Joseph & Parui, 1987b: 102 . Type locality: India [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: India [no further locality] ( Joseph & Parui 1987b: 104; 1990a: 64; Sen et al. 2016: 213).

* Promachus jabalpurensis Joseph & Parui, 1981

Promachus jabalpurensis Joseph & Parui, 1981: 25 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1981a: 26; 1983a: 367; 1987d: 235; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 65; 1990b: 272; Parui & Joseph 1994: 200; Sen et al. 2016: 213).

* Promachus knutsoni Joseph & Parui, 1987

Promachus knutsoni Joseph & Parui, 1987f: 157 . Type locality: India (Assam: Chabua) [Holotype ♂, USNM]. Indian distribution: Assam: Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1987f: 158; Sen et al. 2016: 213).

* Promachus lehri Joseph & Parui, 1987

Promachus lehri Joseph & Parui, 1987e: 212 . Type locality: India (Odisha: Baladia ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Bihar: Nalanda Dist.: Rajgir (town); Odisha [Orissa]: Mayurbhanj Dist.: Baladia [Balidiya] (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1987e: 213; 1990a: 65; Sen et al. 2016: 213).