Astochia philus ( Walker, 1849 )

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 : 9-11

Astochia philus ( Walker, 1849)

Asilus philus Walker, 1849: 393 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [ Silhet ]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Assam: Kokrajhar Dist.: Kachugaon (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); West Jaintia Hills Dist.: Dawki (town); Sikkim: East Sikkim Dist.: Tadong (town); Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); Pakyong Dist.: Rangpo [Rangpoo] (town); Tripura: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town) ( Hermann 1917: 24; Ricardo 1919: 58; Lal 1960: 28; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 345; 1995: 19; 1997a: 110; Parui 2003: 335; Roy et al. 2020: 170).

World distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal ( Walker 1849: 393; Hermann 1917: 24; Ricardo 1919: 58; Oldroyd 1975: 139; Joseph & Parui 1991: 247; 1995: 19).

* Astochia pseudoguptai Joseph & Parui, 1987

Astochia pseudoguptai Joseph & Parui, 1987c: 100 . Type locality: India (Sikkim: Rangli ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Gujarat: Junagadh Dist.: Meghal [Medhal] River Bridge (locale); near Sidokar (village); Karnataka: Belagavi Dist.: Ramdurg [Ramandrug] (town); Kerala: Malappuram Dist.: 10 km E. Nilambur (town); Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Saradhana (village); Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Mogara [Mogra]: Pumping Station (locale); Mandore Gardens (suburb); Sikkim: Pakyong Dist.: Rangli (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1987c: 102; 1990a: 48; 1993a: 127; 1993b: 104; 1997b: 16; Parui & Joseph 1994: 195; Parui 2003: 336; Lahiri & Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 170; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).

* Astochia rami Joseph & Parui, 1993

Astochia rami Joseph & Parui, 1993b: 104 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Balsamand ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Udaipur Dist.: Chor Bawadi [Bavadchoraya] (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1993b: 105; Roy et al. 2020: 170).

* Astochia ranipoolensis Parui, 2003

Astochia ranipoolensis Parui, 2003: 335 . Type locality: India (Sikkim: Ranipool ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town) ( Parui 2003: 335; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 170).

* Astochia shishodiai Joseph & Parui, 1993

Astochia shishodiai Joseph & Parui, 1993c: 301 . Type locality: India ( Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Point) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Netaji Nagar (village); South Point (locality) ( Joseph & Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 303; Roy et al. 2020: 171).

* Astochia silcharensis Joseph & Parui, 1985

Astochia silcharensis Joseph & Parui, 1985: 60 . Type locality: India (Assam: Silchar) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Assam: Cachar Dist.: Silchar (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1985: 61; 1990a: 48; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 171).

* Astochia tiwarii Joseph & Parui, 1981

Astochia tiwarii Joseph & Parui, 1981a: 18 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1981a: 19; 1983a: 345; 1987d: 230; 1990a: 48; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 171).

* Astochia venkataramani Roy, Parui, Mitra & Chakraborty, 2020

Astochia venkataramani Roy, Parui, Mitra & Chakraborty, 2020: 164 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Sundarban: Bali Island ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: South 24 Parganas Dist.: Sundarban Biosphere Reserve

(reserve): Bali Island (island) ( Roy et al. 2020: 165).

Clephydroneura Becker, 1925

* Clephydroneura anamalaiensis Joseph & Parui, 1979

Clephydroneura anamalaiensis Joseph & Parui, 1979a: 40 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1979a: 40; 1983a: 346; 1990a: 49; Mathew 2004: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 203).