Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857

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 : 57-58

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Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857 View in CoL

Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857: 394 View in CoL . Type locality: Indonesia (Ambon [Amboina]) [Type?, NMW] .

Ommatius noctifer Walker, 1858: 88 View in CoL . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands ) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Ommatius spinibarbis Wulp, 1872: 265 View in CoL . Type locality: Borneo; Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Halmahera , Ternate) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: [no further locality]; Kerala: Idukki Dist.: 8–25 km N. Munnar (town); Peermade (village); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Hooker’s Estate (locality); Naduvattam (town) ( Lal 1960: 12; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 334; 1983b: 97; 1985: 60; 1990a: 39; 1990b: 266; 1991: 247; 1995: 18; 1997b: 15; 1998: 217; Mathew 2004: 114; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).

World distribution: Borneo, India, Indonesia ( Doleschall 1857: 395; Wulp 1872: 266; Lal 1960: 12; Oldroyd 1975: 133).

* Ommatius mitrai Joseph & Parui, 1993

Ommatius mitrai Joseph & Parui, 1993c:300 View in CoL .Type locality: India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands:Hutbay:Government School) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village): Government School (locale); Ramakrishnapur [Ramakrishnapuram] (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 301; 1998: 219).

* Ommatius nanus Walker, 1851 View in CoL

Ommatius nanus Walker, 1851: 153 View in CoL . Type locality: India [East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: Margherita [Mergherita] (town) ( Walker 1851: 153; Lal 1960: 12; Oldroyd 1975: 133; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 334; 1990a: 39; 1998: 220).

* Ommatius pashokensis Joseph & Parui, 1983 View in CoL

Ommatius pashokensis Joseph & Parui, 1983b: 92 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Peshok) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Peshok [Pashok] (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 334; 1983b: 92; 1990a: 40; 1998: 224; Sen et al. 2016: 211).

* Ommatius pillaii Joseph & Parui, 1986 View in CoL

Ommatius pillaii Joseph & Parui, 1986b: 158 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Kerala: Silent Valley: 5 km toward Mukkali ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Silent Valley (reserve): 2–5 km toward Mukkali (village); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherambadi [Chirambadi] (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1986b: 160; 1990a: 40; 1998: 227; Parui & Joseph 1994: 195; Sen et al. 2016: 211; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).

References

Abbreviations

NMW	Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

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Taxonomy

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