Promachus apivorus (Walker, 1860)

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 : 31-32

Promachus apivorus (Walker, 1860)

Trupanea apivora Walker, 1860b: 282 . Type locality: Myanmar [Burmah] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Port Blair (city) ( Lal 1960: 70; Joseph & Parui 1993c: 306).

World distribution: China, India, Myanmar, Thailand ( Walker 1860b: 282; Ricardo 1921b: 217; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 152).

* Promachus binghamensis Ricardo, 1921

Promachus binghamensis Ricardo, 1921b: 215 . Type locality: India (Sikkim; West Bengal: Darjeeling ) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Assam: Golaghat Dist.: 8 km W. Bokakhat (town); Kohora (town): Kaziranga (reserve); Sikkim: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Singla (village) ( Ricardo 1921b: 215; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 22; Oldroyd 1975: 152; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 364; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 64; 1997a: 118; 1999b: 22; Parui 2003: 338).

* Promachus calanus ( Walker, 1851)

Trupanea calanus Walker, 1851: 122 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: India [no further locality] ( Walker 1851: 122; Ricardo 1921b: 216; Lal 1960: 22; Oldroyd 1975: 152; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 365; 1990a: 64).

* Promachus contractus ( Walker, 1851)

Trupanea contracta Walker, 1851: 120 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj Dist.: Prayagraj [Allahabad] (city) ( Walker 1851: 121; Ricardo 1921b: 217; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 152; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 365; 1990a: 64).