Emphysomera niger Schiner, 1868

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 : 52-53

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Emphysomera niger Schiner, 1868 View in CoL

Emphysomera niger Schiner, 1868: 195 View in CoL . Type locality: India ( Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands: Southern Group) [Holotype ♀, NMW].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Southern Group [Sambelong] (islands) ( Schiner 1868: 195; Lal 1960: 7; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 334; 1998: 223).

World distribution: India, Indonesia ( Schiner 1868: 195; Oldroyd 1975: 134).

* Emphysomera pseudodravidicus (Joseph & Parui, 1983)

Ommatius pseudodravidicus Joseph & Parui, 1983b: 91 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 335; 1983b: 91; 1990a: 40; 1998: 230; Scarbrough & Marascia 1999: 205; Sen et al. 2016: 212).

* Emphysomera tectura Scarbrough & Marascia, 1999 View in CoL

Emphysomera tectura Scarbrough & Marascia, 1999: 225 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Hooker’s Estate ) [Holotype ♂, USNM].

Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Walayar Forest (reserve); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town): Palani [Pulney] Hills (mountain); Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Devala [Derala] (town); Gudalur (town); Hooker’s Estate (locality); Kotagiri (town); Naduvattam [Naduratum, Nadiwatam] (town) ( Scarbrough & Marascia 1999: 226; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).

* Emphysomera truncatus (Joseph & Parui, 1984)

Ommatius truncatus Joseph & Parui, 1984b: 19 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Devarayana Durga ) [Holotype ♂, UASD].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Tumakuru Dist.: Devarayana Durga [Devarayadurga] (town); Namada Chilume (spring) ( Joseph & Parui 1984b: 20; 1990a: 41; 1998: 246; Scarbrough & Marascia 1999: 205; Sen et al. 2016: 212).

Merodontina Enderlein, 1914

* Merodontina carmichaeli ( Bromley, 1935)

Ommatius carmichaeli Bromley, 1935: 225 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Singla ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Gumti Gaon [Ghumti] (village); Singla (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) ( Bromley 1935: 226; Lal 1960: 10; Oldroyd 1975: 131; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 330; 1990a: 38; 1997a: 105; 1998: 163).

* Merodontina indiana Joseph & Parui, 1984

Merodontina indiana Joseph & Parui, 1984b: 32 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Almora ) [Holotype ♂, UASD].

Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Almora (town); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong Road (locale) ( Joseph & Parui 1984b: 33; 1990a: 36; 1998: 165; Sen et al. 2016: 208).

* Merodontina robusta Ramachandra Rao & Parui, 1969 View in CoL

Merodontina robusta Ramachandra Rao & Parui, 1969: 110 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Dengzi ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Kameng Dist.: Dengzi (village); Pinjoli [Pinjuli] (village) ( Ramachandra Rao & Parui 1969: 113; Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 327; 1990a: 36; 1998: 166; Sen et al. 2016: 208).

* Merodontina sikkimensis Enderlein, 1914

Merodontina sikkimensis Enderlein, 1914a: 262 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling ) [Holotype ♂, MIZ PAS].

Indian distribution: Sikkim: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Maudali (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) ( Enderlein 1914a: 262; Lal 1960: 8; Ramachandra Rao & Parui 1969: 110; Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 327; 1990a: 36; 1998: 167; Parui 2003: 333).

* Merodontina spinulosa Joseph & Parui, 1997

Merodontina spinulosa Joseph & Parui, 1997b: 13 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: 2 km S. Nongpoh) [Holotype ♂, KGC].

Indian distribution: Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi Dist.: 2 km S. Nongpoh (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1997b: 13; 1998: 169; 1999a: 99; Parui & Joseph 1994: 193).

Michotamia Macquart, 1838 View in CoL

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Asilidae
Genus	Emphysomera