Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935

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 : 21-23

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Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935
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Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935 View in CoL

Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935: 222 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage (locale); Dalhousie (town);

Shimla Dist.: Dainkund [Dhenkund] (hill); Theog (town); Kullu Dist.: Manali (town); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kurseong (town); Kalimpong Dist.: Phaperkheti (village) ( Bromley 1935: 222; Lal 1960: 19; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 355; 1985: 64; 1986a: 32; 1987b: 93; 1987c: 104; 1990a: 56; Naskar et al. 2019a: 419).

World distribution: India, Nepal ( Bromley 1935: 222; Joseph & Parui 1985: 64).

* Machimus keralaensis Joseph & Parui, 1986

Machimus keralaensis Joseph & Parui, 1986a: 32 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 33; 1990a: 56; 1995: 28; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 207; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).

* Machimus khasiensis Ricardo, 1919 View in CoL

Machimus khasiensis Ricardo, 1919: 51 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: N. Khasi Hills: Lower ranges) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills): Lower ranges (region); Shillong (city), Tripura Castle Road (locale); upper Shillong (city); West Jaintia Hills Dist.: Jowai [Jawai] (town) ( Ricardo 1919: 51; Lal 1960: 19; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph & Parui 1986a: 35; 1990a: 56; 1999a: 105).

* Machimus mondali Joseph & Parui, 1995 View in CoL

Machimus mondali Joseph & Parui, 1995: 28 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, CAS]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1995: 29).

* Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919 View in CoL

Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919: 52 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kotagiri ) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Maharashtra: Satara Dist.: Mahabaleshwar (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Doddabetta [Dodabeta] Peak (mountain); Kotagiri (town); Naduvattam [Naduvatum] (town); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain): Yercaud (town); Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Shyamkhet [Shamkhet] (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Ghum [Ghoom] (town); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) ( Ricardo 1919: 52; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 37; 1989a: 198; 1990a: 56; 1995: 30; 1999a: 105; Parui & Joseph 1994: 197; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584).

* Machimus mussooriensis Joseph & Parui, 1986

Machimus mussooriensis Joseph & Parui, 1986a: 37 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie ) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1986a: 38; 1987f: 155; 1990a: 56; Sen et al. 2016: 207).

* Machimus nicobarensis ( Schiner, 1868) View in CoL

Tolmerus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868: 192 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Nancowry) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Nancowry [Nankauri] (island) ( Schiner 1868: 192; Lal 1960: 19; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 39; 1990a: 57).

* Machimus nigrinus Ricardo, 1919 View in CoL

Machimus nigrinus Ricardo, 1919: 53 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Takula ) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Chaubatia (locale); Takula (town); Bageshwar Dist.: Binsar (village); Khati (village); Chamoli Dist.: Airwadi [Airades] (village); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhimtal (town); Bhowali [Bowdali] (town); Mukteshwar [Muktesar] (village) ( Ricardo 1919: 53; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 41; 1987b: 93; 1990a: 57).

* Machimus nilgiriensis Parui & Joseph, 1994 View in CoL

Machimus nilgiriensis Parui & Joseph, 1994: 197 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Hooker’s Estate ) [Holotype ♂, USNM].

Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Hooker’s Estate (locality) ( Parui & Joseph 1994: 198; Parui 2003: 336).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Asilidae

Genus

Machimus

Loc

Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935

Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad, Pillai, Kavya G. & Cohen, Chris M. 2024
2024
Loc

Machimus mondali

Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1995: 28
Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1995: 29
1995
Loc

Machimus nilgiriensis

Parui, P. & Joseph, A. N. T. 1994: 197
1994
Loc

Machimus keralaensis

Pillai, K. G. & Bijoy, C. & Cohen, C. M. & Poulose, G. 2023: 412
Sen, D. & Das, S. K. & Gokul, A. & Mitra, B. 2016: 207
Mathew, G. 2004: 113
Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1995: 28
Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1990: 56
Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1986: 32
Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1986: 33
Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1983: 355
1986
Loc

Machimus mussooriensis

Joseph, A. N. T. & Parui, P. 1986: 37
1986
Loc

Machimus inutilis

Bromley, S. W. 1935: 222
1935
Loc

Machimus khasiensis

Ricardo, G. 1919: 51
1919
Loc

Machimus montanus

Ricardo, G. 1919: 52
1919
Loc

Machimus nigrinus

Ricardo, G. 1919: 53
1919
Loc

Tolmerus nicobarensis

Schiner, J. R. 1868: 192
1868
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