Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828

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 : 43-44

Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828

Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828: 514 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, RMNH].

Choerades aurigena Walker, 1851: 109 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java or Sumatra) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Laphria blumei Wulp, 1872: 170 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, RMNH].

Indian distribution: India [no further locality] ( Lal 1960: 62).

World distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines ( Wiedemann 1828: 514; Oldroyd 1975: 111).

Laphystia Loew, 1847

* Laphystia indica Joseph & Parui, 1997

Laphystia indica Joseph & Parui, 1997a: 87 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Bamangola) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Bamangola (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1997a: 89; 1998: 68).

Laxenecera Macquart, 1838

* Laxenecera albibarbis Macquart, 1838

Laxenecera albibarbis Macquart, 1838: 77 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Delhi: North Delhi Dist.: Delhi University (locale); Gujarat: Kheda Dist.: Nadiad (city); Rajkot Dist.: Rajkot (city); Surat Dist.: Surat (city); Vadodara Dist.: Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); Karnataka: Kalaburagi Dist.: Kalaburagi [Gulbarga] (city); Madhya Pradesh: [no further locality]; Maharashtra: Nagpur Dist.: Nagpur (city); Rajasthan: Sirohi Dist.: Abu Road (city); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Ranthambore (reserve); Uttar Pradesh [United Provinces]: Prayagraj Dist.: Prayagraj [Allahabad] (city); West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Bhaluka [Bhaluk] Station (locale) ( Macquart 1838: 78; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 297; 1987c: 89; 1990a: 16; 1990c: 104; 1993a: 123; 1993b: 90; 1993c: 295; 1997a: 90; 1997b: 6; 1998: 71; Parui & Lahiri 1997: 360; Lahiri & Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149).

* Laxenecera bengalensis ( Wiedemann, 1821)

Laphria bengalensis Wiedemann, 1821: 237 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].

Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengalia]: [no further locality] ( Wiedemann 1821: 237; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 297; 1990a: 16; 1997a: 90; 1998: 72).

* Laxenecera flavibarbis Macquart, 1838

Laxenecera flavibarbis Macquart, 1838: 77 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].

Indian distribution: Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Goa: South Goa Dist.: Mormugao (subdistrict): Chicalim [Chiquilim Point] (village); Gujarat: Panchmahal Dist.: Pavagadh [Pavagarh] (hill); Surat Dist.: Surat (city); Vadodara Dist.: Pipli [Pipae] (village); Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Maharashtra: Mumbai Suburban Dist.: Sanjay Gandhi [Borivli] National Park (reserve); Nagpur Dist.: Nagpur (city); Thane Dist.: Kasara (town); Rajasthan: Alwar Dist.: Sariska (reserve); Bundi Dist.: Indergarh (city); Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Ranthambore (reserve); Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: Hyderabad (city); Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj Dist.: Prayagraj [Allahabad] (city); West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) ( Macquart 1838: 78; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 297; 1989a: 193; 1990a: 16; 1993a: 123; 1993b: 90; 1995: 2; 1997a: 90; 1997b: 6; 1998: 73; Parui & Joseph 1994: 190; Lahiri & Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149).

* Laxenecera sexfasciata ( Walker, 1851)

Acurana sexfasciata Walker, 1851: 107 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: India [no further locality] ( Walker 1851: 108; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 297; 1990a: 16; 1998: 74).

Maira Schiner, 1866