Laphria flava ( Linnaeus, 1761 )

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 : 41-42

Laphria flava ( Linnaeus, 1761)

Asilus flavus Linnaeus, 1761: 469 . Type locality: Sweden (Småland [Smolandia]) [Type?, LSL] .

Erax ferox Scopoli, 1763: 360 . Type locality: Slovenia [Carniola] [Type?, lost].

Erax conopsoides Scopoli, 1763: 361 . Type locality: Slovenia [Carniola] [Type?, lost].

Asilus fulvus Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785: 459. Type locality: France (Paris) [Type?, lost].

Asilus paedemontanus Fabricius, 1794: 378 . Type locality: Italy [Italia] [Type?, NHMD] .

Laphria flava var. escorialensis Strobl, 1906: 300 . Type locality: Spain [Spanien] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMBA].

Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Dist.: Arla [Ahla] (village); Shimla Dist.: Narkanda (town); Jammu & Kashmir: Baramulla Dist.: Gulmarg (town); Budgam Dist.: Yusmarg [Yusimarg] (hill station) ( Lal 1960: 71; Joseph & Parui 1981b: 220; 1990a: 15; 1998: 50).

World distribution: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey ( Linnaeus 1761: 469; Scopoli 1763: 360; Fourcroy 1785: 459; Fabricius 1794: 378; Strobl 1906: 300; Lal 1960: 71; Hayat et al. 2008: 185; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1411).

* Laphria frommeri Joseph & Parui, 1981

Laphria frommeri Joseph & Parui, 1981b: 219 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai [Anamalai] Hills (region); Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1981b: 219; 1983a: 292; 1990a: 15; 1990b: 261; 1998: 52; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584).

* Laphria furva Wulp, 1898

Laphria furva Wulp, 1898: 127 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling ) [Holotype ♂, HNHM].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) ( Wulp 1898: 128; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 109; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 292; 1990a: 15; 1997a: 87; 1998: 53).

* Laphria fuscata Joseph & Parui, 1997

Laphria fuscata Joseph & Parui, 1997b: 4 . Type locality: India (Kerala: 26 km N. Munnar) [Holotype ♂, KGC]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: 26 km N. Munnar (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1997b: 5; 1998: 54; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).

* Laphria gilvoides Wulp, 1898

Laphria gilvoides Wulp, 1898: 124 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, HNHM]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) ( Wulp 1898: 125; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 109; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 292; 1990a: 15; 1997a: 87; 1998: 55).

* Laphria hirticornis Guérin-Méneville, 1835

Laphria hirticornis Guérin-Méneville, 1835 : pl. 94. Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♀, unknown]. Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] ( Guérin-Méneville 1835: pl. 94; Oldroyd 1975: 112).

* Laphria indica Joseph & Parui, 1981

Laphria indica Joseph & Parui, 1981b: 216 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1981b: 216; 1983a: 293; 1987d: 223; 1990a: 15; 1995: 1; 1998: 56; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).

* Laphria keralaensis Joseph & Parui, 1981

Laphria keralaensis Joseph & Parui, 1981b: 218 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1981b: 218; 1983a: 293; 1990a: 15; 1995: 2; 1998: 57; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).

* Laphria luteopilosa Joseph & Parui, 1981

Laphria luteopilosa Joseph & Parui, 1981b: 216 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Tura ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Assam: Nagaon Dist.: Gatanga (village): Kaziranga (reserve); Tinsukia Dist.: 4.8 km N.E. Digboi (town); Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town); Sikkim: [no further locality] ( Joseph & Parui 1981b: 216; 1983a: 293; 1987f: 147; 1990a: 15; 1995: 2; 1998: 57; 1999a: 93; Parui 2003: 331; Sen et al. 2016: 206).

* Laphria nathani Joseph & Parui, 1981

Laphria nathani Joseph & Parui, 1981b: 217 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere (town); Kodagu Dist.: Ammathi (town); Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Shivamogga Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbi Ghat] (village); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade [Pirmed] (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Vythiri [Vayittri] (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Valparai (town); Nilgiris Dist.: 16 km SW. Gudalur (town); Cherangode (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1981b: 217; 1983a: 293; 1987b: 83; 1990a: 15; 1991: 243; 1995: 2; 1997b: 5; 1998: 60; Parui & Joseph 1994: 190; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).

* Laphria nigrohirsuta Lichtwardt, 1909

Laphria nigrohirsuta Lichtwardt, 1909: 125 . Type locality: India (Jammu & Kashmir: Kashmir) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Jammu & Kashmir: Kashmir (region) ( Lichtwardt 1909: 126; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 110; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 294; 1990a: 15; 1998: 62).