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B11A878D835C5D79D7854E9FFA4D5946.text	B11A878D835C5D79D7854E9FFA4D5946.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asilus pusio Wiedemann 1819	<div><p>Asilus pusio Wiedemann, 1819</p><p>Asilus pusio Wiedemann, 1819: 36 . Type locality: India [India or.] [Holotype ♀, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Wiedemann 1819: 36; Ricardo 1922: 52; Lal 1960: 17; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 342; 1990a: 47).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Wiedemann 1819: 36; Oldroyd 1975: 138).</p><p>* Asilus trifarius Macquart, 1838</p><p>Asilus trifarius Macquart, 1838: 142 . Type locality: India (Puducherry) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Puducherry [Pondichery]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 142; Ricardo 1922: 52; Lal 1960: 17; Oldroyd 1975: 138; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 343; 1990a: 47).</p><p>Astochia Becker in Becker &amp; Stein, 1913</p><p>* Astochia bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Astochia bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981a: 21 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 23; 1983a: 343; 1985: 62; 1987b: 84; 1990a: 58; 1997a: 116; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 168).</p><p>* Astochia bromleyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Astochia bromleyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 61 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Dohnavur) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: Kanakapura (village); Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli Dist.: Dohnavur (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 31; 1985: 61; 1990a: 47; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 168).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D835C5D79D7854E9FFA4D5946	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D835C5D79D7854A6CFA9059FE.text	B11A878D835C5D79D7854A6CFA9059FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia canis Bromley 1935	<div><p>Astochia canis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Astochia canis Bromley, 1935: 223 . Type locality: Myanmar (Myitkyina: Kamaing) [Holotype ♀, ZSI]</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 343; 1990a: 47).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar (Bromley 1935: 224; Oldroyd 1975: 138; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 343).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D835C5D79D7854A6CFA9059FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D835D5D78D7854DC9FE445CB2.text	B11A878D835D5D78D7854DC9FE445CB2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia determinata (Walker 1859)	<div><p>Astochia determinata (Walker, 1859)</p><p>Asilus determinatus Walker, 1859: 107 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sulawesi: Makassar) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kurseong (town), Victoria Forest (reserve) (Bromley 1935: 230; Joseph &amp; Parui 1999a: 102; Roy et al. 2020: 168).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka (Walker 1859: 107; Bromley 1935: 230; Oldroyd 1975: 139).</p><p>* Astochia femorata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Astochia femorata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997a: 108 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Bamangola) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Gasuapara (village); West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Bamangola (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 109; 1999a: 102; Roy et al. 2020: 168).</p><p>* Astochia gopae Parui, 2003</p><p>Astochia gopae Parui, 2003: 334 . Type locality: India (Sikkim: Jorethang) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Namchi Dist.: Jorethang [Jorthang] (town) (Parui 2003: 334; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 168).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D835D5D78D7854DC9FE445CB2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D835D5D78D7854E41FB095A76.text	B11A878D835D5D78D7854E41FB095A76.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia guptai Joseph & Parui 1981	<div><p>Astochia guptai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Astochia guptai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981a: 20 . Type locality: India (Delhi: Delhi University Campus) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: East Godavari Dist.: Rayudupalem (locality); Delhi: North Delhi Dist.: Delhi University Campus (locale); Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Uttar Pradesh: Meerut Dist.: Meerut (city); West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city): Salt Lake (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 20; 1983a: 343; 1985: 62; 1990a: 47; 1995: 19; 1997a: 109; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 168).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar, Nepal (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 20; 1984b: 31; 1985: 62).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D835D5D78D7854E41FB095A76	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D835D5D78D785493DFAD358A2.text	B11A878D835D5D78D785493DFAD358A2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia hindostani (Ricardo 1919)	<div><p>Astochia hindostani (Ricardo, 1919)</p><p>Neoitamus hindostani Ricardo, 1919: 62 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Dalmoti) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Dalmoti [Dharmoti] (village); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town); Shyamkhet [Shum Ket] (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) (Ricardo 1919: 62; Lal 1960: 27; Oldroyd 1975: 139; Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 23; 1983a: 344; 1984b: 32; 1985: 62; 1990a: 48; 1997a: 110; Roy et al. 2020: 169).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar, Nepal (Ricardo 1919: 62; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 62).</p><p>* Astochia hulli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1970</p><p>Astochia hulli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1970: 508 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Tippi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Kameng Dist.: Tippi (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1970: 509; 1983a: 344; 1990a: 48; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 169).</p><p>* Astochia indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Astochia indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 30 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Kanakapura) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: Kanakapura (village); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Tamil Nadu: Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquebar] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 31; 1990b: 266; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 195; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 169).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D835D5D78D785493DFAD358A2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D835D5D77D7854A51FED05E97.text	B11A878D835D5D77D7854A51FED05E97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia inermis Hermann 1917	<div><p>Astochia inermis Hermann, 1917</p><p>Astochia inermis Hermann, 1917: 29 . Type locality: China (Taiwan: Hengchun [Kōshun]; Kaohsiung [ Takao]; Tainan) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ SDEI].</p><p>Neoitamus siamensis Ricardo, 1919: 68 . Type locality: Malaysia (Malacca: Jalor [Biserat]; Mabek) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 29).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Malaysia, Thailand (Hermann 1917: 29; Ricardo 1919: 68; Lal 1960: 29; Oldroyd 1975: 139).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D835D5D77D7854A51FED05E97	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83525D77D7854C5DFD7F5CEB.text	B11A878D83525D77D7854C5DFD7F5CEB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia jayarami Joseph & Parui 1981	<div><p>Astochia jayarami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Astochia jayarami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981a: 19 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Rajolak Forest) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Nagarhole [Nagerhole] (reserve); Tamil Nadu: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Jalpaiguri Dist.: Rajolak Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 20; 1983a: 344; 1990a: 48; 1997a: 110; 1997b: 16; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 169).</p><p>World distribution: India, Thailand (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 20; Scarbrough &amp; Biglow 2004: 141).</p><p>* Astochia karikalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990</p><p>Astochia karikalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990b: 266 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Karaikal) [Holotype ♂, BPBM]. Indian distribution: Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990b: 266; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 169).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83525D77D7854C5DFD7F5CEB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83525D77D7854F89FD095AAB.text	B11A878D83525D77D7854F89FD095AAB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia longistylus (Wiedemann 1828)	<div><p>Astochia longistylus (Wiedemann, 1828)</p><p>Asilus longistylus Wiedemann, 1828: 433 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Asilus terebratus Macquart, 1838: 149 . Type locality: unknown [Holotype ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Asilus latro Doleschall, 1857: 384 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java: Gombong) [Type?, unknown].</p><p>Asilus involutus Walker, 1861a: 281 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Bacan) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Asilus normalis Walker, 1861b: 18 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Ternate) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Itamus dipygus Schiner, 1868: 188 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands: Southern Group) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].</p><p>Itamus dentipes Wulp, 1872: 248 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Salawati [ Salawatti]) [Holotype ♂, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Nancowry [Nankauri] (island); Southern Group [Sambelang] (islands) (Schiner 1868: 188; Ricardo 1919: 59; Lal 1960: 27; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 344; 1990a: 48; Roy et al. 2020: 169).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Wiedemann 1828: 433; Schiner 1868: 188; Hermann 1917: 24; Ricardo 1919: 59; Oldroyd 1975: 139).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83525D77D7854F89FD095AAB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83525D77D7854849FCFD58FF.text	B11A878D83525D77D7854849FCFD58FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia maculipes (Walker 1855)	<div><p>Astochia maculipes (Walker, 1855)</p><p>Trupanea maculipes Walker, 1855: 605 . Type locality: China (Hong Kong) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 21; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 345; 1990a: 48; 1997a: 110; Roy et al. 2020: 170).</p><p>World distribution: China, India (Walker 1855: 605; Bromley 1935: 230; Oldroyd 1975: 139).</p><p>* Astochia muralidharani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Astochia muralidharani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 99 . Type locality: India (Tripura: 1 km east of Forest Rest House) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tripura: South Tripura Dist.: 1 km east of Forest Rest House (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 100; 1990a: 48; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Roy et al. 2020: 170).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83525D77D7854849FCFD58FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83525D75D7854BB5FD215E97.text	B11A878D83525D75D7854BB5FD215E97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Astochia philus (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Astochia philus (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Asilus philus Walker, 1849: 393 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [ Silhet]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 345; 1995: 19; 1997a: 110; Parui 2003: 335; Roy et al. 2020: 170).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal (Walker 1849: 393; Hermann 1917: 24; Ricardo 1919: 58; Oldroyd 1975: 139; Joseph &amp; Parui 1991: 247; 1995: 19).</p><p>* Astochia pseudoguptai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Astochia pseudoguptai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 100 . Type locality: India (Sikkim: Rangli) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1987c: 102; 1990a: 48; 1993a: 127; 1993b: 104; 1997b: 16; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 195; Parui 2003: 336; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 170; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Astochia rami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Astochia rami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 104 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Balsamand) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1993b: 105; Roy et al. 2020: 170).</p><p>* Astochia ranipoolensis Parui, 2003</p><p>Astochia ranipoolensis Parui, 2003: 335 . Type locality: India (Sikkim: Ranipool) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town) (Parui 2003: 335; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 170).</p><p>* Astochia shishodiai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Astochia shishodiai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993c: 301 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Point) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Netaji Nagar (village); South Point (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 303; Roy et al. 2020: 171).</p><p>* Astochia silcharensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Astochia silcharensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 60 . Type locality: India (Assam: Silchar) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Assam: Cachar Dist.: Silchar (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 61; 1990a: 48; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 171).</p><p>* Astochia tiwarii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Astochia tiwarii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981a: 18 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 19; 1983a: 345; 1987d: 230; 1990a: 48; Sen et al. 2016: 203; Roy et al. 2020: 171).</p><p>* Astochia venkataramani Roy, Parui, Mitra &amp; Chakraborty, 2020</p><p>Astochia venkataramani Roy, Parui, Mitra &amp; Chakraborty, 2020: 164 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Sundarban: Bali Island) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: South 24 Parganas Dist.: Sundarban Biosphere Reserve</p><p>(reserve): Bali Island (island) (Roy et al. 2020: 165).</p><p>Clephydroneura Becker, 1925</p><p>* Clephydroneura anamalaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura anamalaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 40 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 40; 1983a: 346; 1990a: 49; Mathew 2004: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83525D75D7854BB5FD215E97	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83505D75D7854C5DFE985C23.text	B11A878D83505D75D7854C5DFE985C23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura annulata (Fabricius 1775)	<div><p>Clephydroneura annulata (Fabricius, 1775)</p><p>Asilus annulatus Fabricius, 1775: 794 . Type locality: India [India orientali] [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>Asilus barium Walker, 1849: 426 . Type locality: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Kodagu [Coorg] (hill station); Shanivarasanthe [Sanivarsandi] (town), Hanse [Hansey] Estate (locale); Siddapur (village), Rockhill (locale); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); West Bengal [Bengal]: [no further locality] (Fabricius 1775: 794; Ricardo 1922: 58; Oldroyd 1938: 464; Lal 1960: 30; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 346; 1990a: 49).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka (Fabricius 1775: 794; Walker 1849: 427; Oldroyd 1938: 464; 1975: 140).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83505D75D7854C5DFE985C23	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83505D75D7854FD1FD015B3B.text	B11A878D83505D75D7854FD1FD015B3B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura apicalis Oldroyd 1938	<div><p>Clephydroneura apicalis Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura apicalis Oldroyd, 1938: 462 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Nariyankadu) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Marcara] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Marayoor (town); Tamil Nadu: Namakkal Dist.: Nariyankadu [Naraikkadu] (village); Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Tirunelveli Dist.: Tirunelveli [Tinnevelly] (city) (Oldroyd 1938: 462; 1975: 140; Lal 1960: 30; Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 41; 1983a: 346; 1990a: 49; 1995: 20; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 196; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Oldroyd 1938: 462).</p><p>* Clephydroneura bangalorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura bangalorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984: 12 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bengaluru) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); West Bengal: [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 14; 1990a: 49; 1995: 20; 1997b: 16; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p><p>* Clephydroneura bannerghattaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura bannerghattaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984: 10 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bannerughatta) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bannerughatta [Bannerghatta] Park (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 12; 1990a: 49; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83505D75D7854FD1FD015B3B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83505D74D78548F9FD9E5D2E.text	B11A878D83505D74D78548F9FD9E5D2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura bengalensis (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Clephydroneura bengalensis (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Asilus bengalensis Macquart, 1838: 141 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Kameng Dist.: Tippi (village); Lohit Dist.: Dening [Denling] Forest (reserve); Lower Subansiri Dist.: Tamen (village); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town) (Macquart 1838: 142; Ricardo 1922: 60; Lal 1960: 30; Joseph &amp; Parui 1977: 321; 1983a: 346; 1990a: 49; 1997a: 111).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia, Philippines (Macquart 1838: 142; Ricardo 1922: 60; Oldroyd 1938: 461; 1975: 140).</p><p>* Clephydroneura brevipennis Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura brevipennis Oldroyd, 1938: 469 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Nelliyampathy Hills: Top Slip Camp; Mullaperiyar Dam) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Dist.: Chintapalle [Chintapalli] (village); Karnataka: Belagavi Dist.: Ramdurg [Ramandrug] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town): Mullaperiyar [Periyar] Dam (locale); Palakkad [Palghat] Dist.: Nelliyampathy [Nelliampathi] Hills (mountain): Top Slip Camp (locale);</p><p>Walayar Forest (reserve); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Oldroyd 1938: 470; 1975: 140; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1976a: 119; 1979a: 41; 1979b: 13; 1983a: 347; 1990a: 49; 1995: 20; 1997b: 16; 1999b: 19; Mathew 2004: 112; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Clephydroneura brunettii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Clephydroneura brunettii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 16 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Sukna) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Sukna (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 17).</p><p>* Clephydroneura dasi Parui &amp; Das, 1995</p><p>Clephydroneura dasi Parui &amp; Das, 1995: 23 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Palani Hills) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town): Palani [Pulney] Hills (mountain) (Parui &amp; Das 1995: 24; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura distincta Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura distincta Oldroyd, 1938: 467 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coonoor) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Coonoor (town) (Oldroyd 1938: 468; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 347; 1987b: 84).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83505D74D78548F9FD9E5D2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83515D74D7854EC4FE535BD6.text	B11A878D83515D74D7854EC4FE535BD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura duvaucelii (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Clephydroneura duvaucelii (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Asilus duvaucelii Macquart, 1838: 141 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak (mountain); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur [Jabbalpur, Jubbulpore] (city); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Marudamalai (suburb); Madurai Dist.: Madurai [Madura] (city): Alagar Koyil [Alagar Kovil] (reserve); Uttar Pradesh: [no further locality]; West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 141; Ricardo 1922: 59; Oldroyd 1938: 464; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 41; 1983a: 347; 1990a: 50; 1997a: 111).</p><p>World distribution: India, Pakistan (Macquart 1838: 141; Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 111).</p><p>* Clephydroneura exilis Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura exilis Oldroyd, 1938: 468 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Burliyar) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Burliyar (village); Coonoor (town) (Oldroyd 1938: 469; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 347; 1984b: 16; 1990a: 50; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83515D74D7854EC4FE535BD6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83515D72D785489CFCD85FB7.text	B11A878D83515D72D785489CFCD85FB7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura flavicornis (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Clephydroneura flavicornis (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Asilus flavicornis Macquart, 1838: 142 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Asilus iamenus Walker, 1849: 428 . Type locality: India (West Bengal [ North Bengal]) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Clephydroneura flavicornis var. fusca Oldroyd, 1938: 465 .Type locality: India (Kerala: Nelliyampathy Hills: Top Slip Camp) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town): Mullaperiyar [Periyar] Dam (locale); Palakkad Dist.: Nelliyampathy [Nelliampathi] Hills (mountain): Top Slip Camp (locale); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur [Jubbulpore] (city); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city), Guindy (locality); Coimbatore Dist.: Sethumadai [Sethumadi] (village), 20 km SW Pollachi [Pallachi] (locale); Erode Dist.: Dhimbham [Dhimbam] (town): Biligirirangana [Biligirirayan] Hills (mountain); Nilgiris Dist.: Kotagiri (town); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun [Dehla Dun] (city); West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 142; Walker 1849: 428; Ricardo 1922: 59; Oldroyd 1938: 465; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 347; 1990a: 50; 1995: 20; 1997a: 111).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Macquart 1838: 142; Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 20).</p><p>* Clephydroneura ghorpadei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura ghorpadei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 4 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bengaluru) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Koppal Dist.: 10 km N. Yelburga (town); Tumakuru Dist.: Devarayana Durga [Devarayadurga] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 5; 1990a: 50; 1997b: 17).</p><p>* Clephydroneura ghoshi Parui &amp; Das, 1995</p><p>Clephydroneura ghoshi Parui &amp; Das, 1995: 26 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Naduvattam) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Naduvattam [Naduvatum] (town) (Parui &amp; Das 1995: 26; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura gravelyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura gravelyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 38 . Type locality: India (Maharashtra: Koyna Valley) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Maharashtra: Satara Dist.: Koyna [Kayana] Valley (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 38; 1983a: 347; 1990a: 50; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p><p>* Clephydroneura gymnura Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura gymnura Oldroyd, 1938: 470 . Type locality: India [Holotype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur (reserve); Madhya Pradesh: Tikamgarh Dist.: Khargapur (town); Uttar Pradesh: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Oldroyd 1938: 471; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 347; 1984b: 15; 1985: 62; 1990a: 50; 1997a: 111).</p><p>* Clephydroneura indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 34 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Naduvattam) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Naduvattam (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 34; 1983a: 347; 1990a: 50; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p><p>* Clephydroneura karikalensis Parui &amp; Das, 1995</p><p>Clephydroneura karikalensis Parui &amp; Das, 1995: 27 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Kurumbagaram) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Puducherry: Karaikal Dist.: Kurumbagaram [Bagaram Kurum] (Parui &amp; Das 1995: 28; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura karnatakensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura karnatakensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 9 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bengaluru) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 10; 1987b: 84; 1990a: 50; 1990b: 268; 1997b: 17; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p><p>* Clephydroneura lali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura lali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 36 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Naduvattam) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Naduvattam (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 36; 1983a: 347; 1990a: 50; Sen et al. 2016: 203).</p><p>* Clephydroneura manjira Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Clephydroneura manjira Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 18 . Type locality: India (Telangana: 65 km NW. Hyderabad) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: 65 km NW. Hyderabad (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 18).</p><p>* Clephydroneura martini Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura martini Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 37 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Nagarjunakonda) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Palnadu Dist.: Nagarjunakonda [Nagarjunkonda] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 37; 1983a: 347; 1990a: 50; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83515D72D785489CFCD85FB7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83575D71D7854F7DFC2D5D84.text	B11A878D83575D71D7854F7DFC2D5D84.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura minor Oldroyd 1938	<div><p>Clephydroneura minor Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura minor Oldroyd, 1938: 461 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Khasi Hills) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Golaghat Dist.: 8 km W. Bokakhat (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills) (Oldroyd 1938: 461; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 348; 1990a: 51; 1997b: 18; 1999a: 102).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar (Oldroyd 1938: 461; Lal 1960: 31).</p><p>* Clephydroneura mudigorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura mudigorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 14 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Mudigere) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere [Mudigore] (town); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 15; 1987b: 85; 1987d: 230; 1990a: 51; 1991: 247; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura mysorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura mysorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 5 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bengaluru) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur (reserve); Punjur (locality); Kodagu Dist.: nr Kodlipet (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 7; 1990a: 51; 1995: 21; 1997b: 18; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura nelsoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979: 36</p><p>Clephydroneura nelsoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 36 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Yercaud) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Lalbagh (garden); Tamil Nadu: Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain):Yercaud (town); Uttar Pradesh: Hapur Dist.: Raghunathpur (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 36; 1983a: 348; 1984b: 16; 1990a: 51; 1993d: 104; 1993e: 156; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura nilaparvata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura nilaparvata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 39 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Naduvattam) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Naduvattam (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 39; 1983a: 348; 1990a: 51; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p><p>* Clephydroneura oldroydi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Clephydroneura oldroydi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 21 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 22; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Clephydroneura pulla Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura pulla Oldroyd, 1938: 467 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Naguladevunipadu [Naguldevpudu] (village); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Visakhapatnam [Vizagapatnam] (city); Gujarat: Gandhinagar Dist.: Indroda [Indroro] Nature Park (reserve); Sarita [Sharita] Udhyan (garden); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bannerughatta [Bannerghatta] Park (reserve); Tumakuru Dist.: Namada Chilume (spring); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Marudamalai (suburb); Dharmapuri Dist.: Hogenakkal [Hogennkal] Forest (reserve); Erode Dist.: Nallampatti (town); Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: 52 km NW. Hyderabad (city); Medchal–Malkajgiri Dist.: Boduppal [Bodouppal] (city) (Oldroyd 1938: 467; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 31; Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 41; 1983a: 348; 1984b: 16; 1990a: 51; 1991: 248; 1993a: 127; 1993d: 104; 1997b: 18; 1999b: 20; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150).</p><p>* Clephydroneura ramandrugensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Clephydroneura ramandrugensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 19 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Ramdurg) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Belagavi Dist.: Ramdurg [Ramandrug] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 19).</p><p>* Clephydroneura robusta Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Clephydroneura robusta Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 7 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Mudigere) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere [Mudigore] (town); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Tamil Nadu: Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills [Shevaroys] (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 8; 1987d: 230; 1990a: 51; 1997b: 19; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83575D71D7854F7DFC2D5D84	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83545D71D7854EABFF0D580C.text	B11A878D83545D71D7854EABFF0D580C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura rossi Joseph & Parui 1995	<div><p>Clephydroneura rossi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Clephydroneura rossi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 22 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sreemangal [Srimangal]: Lawachara [Lawa Chera] Forest) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Golaghat Dist.: Kohora (town): Kaziranga (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 24). World distribution: Bangladesh, India (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 24).</p><p>* Clephydroneura semirufa Oldroyd, 1938</p><p>Clephydroneura semirufa Oldroyd, 1938: 465 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Madukkarai [Madukarai] (suburb); Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village) (Oldroyd 1938: 467; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 32; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 348; 1990a: 51; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 196).</p><p>* Clephydroneura singhi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Clephydroneura singhi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 20 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Manchuru) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor Dist.: Manchuru [Munchurulu] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999b: 21).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83545D71D7854EABFF0D580C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83545D70D7854B23FC5C5C9B.text	B11A878D83545D70D7854B23FC5C5C9B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura sundaica (Jaennicke 1867)	<div><p>Clephydroneura sundaica (Jaennicke, 1867)</p><p>Asilus sundaica Jaennicke, 1867: 363 . Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, SMF].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: Ledo (town); Manipur: Churachandpur Dist.: Churachandpur (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 41; 1983a: 348; 1990a: 51; 1995: 25).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand (Jaennicke 1867: 363; Oldroyd 1938: 455; 1975: 141; Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 41; Scarbrough &amp; Silverman 2004: 226).</p><p>* Clephydroneura thangavelui Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Clephydroneura thangavelui Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999a: 102 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Jowai) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Jaintia Hills Dist.: Jowai [Jawai] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999a: 103).</p><p>* Clephydroneura wilcoxi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Clephydroneura wilcoxi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979a: 35 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: 12 km N. Eluru (city); Palnadu Dist.: Nagarjunakonda [Nagarjunkunda] Dam (locale); Nandyal Dist.: Gajulapalli [Gajalpalli] (village), Forest Rest House Compound (locale); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Mandovi [Mandavi] (river); Karnataka: 9 km W. Anekal (town); Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Lalbagh (garden); Bellary [Bellari] Dist.: Harakanahalu [Hararankalli] (village); Koppal Dist.: 10 km N. Yelburga (town); Tumakuru Dist.: Namada Chilume (spring); Kerala: [no further locality]; Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Rengali [Rangli](town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city); Thoraipakkam [Tharaipakkam] (locality); Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Erode Dist.: Dhimbham [Dhimban] (town); Theni Dist.: Periyar Power Station (locale); Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: 18 km NW. Hyderabad (city); Medchal-Malkajgiri Dist.: Uppal (suburb); Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest House Compound (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979a: 35; 1983a: 348; 1984b: 16; 1985: 63; 1987e: 211; 1990a: 51; 1991: 248; 1993d: 104; 1997b: 19; 1999b: 21; Sen et al. 2016: 204).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83545D70D7854B23FC5C5C9B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83555D70D7854E57FC5E5A2C.text	B11A878D83555D70D7854E57FC5E5A2C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clephydroneura xanthopha (Wiedemann 1819)	<div><p>Clephydroneura xanthopha (Wiedemann, 1819)</p><p>Asilus xanthophus Wiedemann, 1819: 5 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, NMW].</p><p>Clephydroneura xanthopha var. wulpi Oldroyd, 1938: 457 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java: Nglirip) [Holotype ♂, IRSNB].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Pollibetta (village); Uttara Kannada Dist.: Siddapura [Sidapur] (town) (Lal 1960: 70).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand (Wiedemann 1819: 5; Oldroyd 1938: 457; 1975: 141; Lal 1960: 70).</p><p>Eutolmus Loew, 1848</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83555D70D7854E57FC5E5A2C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83555D6DD78549C2FAD95E97.text	B11A878D83555D6DD78549C2FAD95E97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eutolmus tolmeroides (Bromley 1928)	<div><p>Eutolmus tolmeroides (Bromley, 1928)</p><p>Dysmachus tolmeroides Bromley, 1928: 3 . Type locality: China (Yanping [Yen-ping]) [Holotype ♀, AMNH]. Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Mawsmai [Masmai] Reserve Forest</p><p>(reserve) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 29; Joseph &amp; Parui 1999a: 104).</p><p>World distribution: China, India (Bromley 1928: 3; 1935: 230).</p><p>Heligmonevra Bigot, 1858</p><p>* Heligmonevra anamalaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura anamalaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 288 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai Hills) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai [Anamalai] Hills (region) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 288; 1983a: 350; 1990a: 52; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra andamanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura andamanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 284 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Cowrie Ghat) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: North and Middle Andaman Dist.: Baratang [Baralang] (island); South Andaman Dist.: Cownia [Cowria] Ghat (island); Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village): Government School (locale); Ramakrishnapur [Ramakrishnapuram] (village); Vivekanandapuram (village); Wright Myo [Worightys] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 284; 1983a: 350; 1990a: 52; 1990c: 104; 1993c: 303; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra assamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Heligmoneura assamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987f: 154 . Type locality: India (Assam) [Holotype ♂, USNM]. Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: Tinsukia (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 154; 1989a: 198; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Heligmoneura bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987b: 87 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 89; 1990a: 52; 1997a: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra bigoti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Heligmoneura bigoti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 17 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Mudigere) [Holotype ♂, UASD]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere [Mudigore] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 18; 1990a: 52; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra chaetoprocta (Hull, 1962)</p><p>Chaetogonophora chaetoprocta Hull, 1962: 586 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kolkata) [Holotype ♂, FMNH]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Hull 1962: 587; Oldroyd 1975: 142; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 350; 1990a: 52; 1997a: 112).</p><p>* Heligmonevra cheriani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura cheriani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 286 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai Hills) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 286; 1983a: 350; 1987d: 230; 1990a: 52; 1990b: 266; 1997b: 20; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 205; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Heligmonevra dravidica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura dravidica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 282 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Manali) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Bajaura (town); Manali (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 282; 1983a: 350; 1990a: 53; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra frommeri Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura frommeri Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 287 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Madikeri) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Shivamogga Dist.: 4 km N. Agumbe (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 287; 1983a: 351; 1990a: 53; 1997b: 20; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra himalayana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Heligmoneura himalayana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 102 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 103; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra incisularis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Heligmoneura incisularis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987b: 89 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 90; 1990a: 53; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra indirae Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Heligmoneura indirae Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 20 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Dhoni, nr Walayar) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga Dist.: Jog Falls (waterfall); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town); Palakkad Dist.: Dhoni (reserve), nr Walayar (town); Walayar (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 20; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Heligmonevra kumaunensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura kumaunensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 285 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Almora) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Almora (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 285; 1983a: 351; 1990a: 53; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra ladakhensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Heligmoneura ladakhensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 103 . Type locality: India (Ladakh: Dras) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Ladakh: Kargil Dist.: Dras [Drass] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 104; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra lavignei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura lavignei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 283 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Dirang) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Kameng Dist.: Dirang [Darung] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 283; 1983a: 351; 1990a: 53; Sen et al. 2016: 205).</p><p>* Heligmonevra mehtai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Heligmoneura mehtai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993c: 303 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Point) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village); South Point (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 305).</p><p>* Heligmonevra paruii Naskar, Maity &amp; Banerjee, 2019</p><p>Heligmonevra paruii Naskar, Maity &amp; Banerjee, 2019b: 48 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Neora Valley National Park) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Neora Valley National Park (reserve) (Naskar et al. 2019b: 48).</p><p>* Heligmonevra poonmudiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura poonmudiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 287 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Ernakulam Dist.: Idamalayar [Idamalaya] (tributary); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 287; 1983a: 351; 1987c: 104; 1990a: 53; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Heligmonevra ricardoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Heligmoneura ricardoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 283 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Lebong) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Lebong (valley); Kalimpong Dist.: Deolo [Deleo] Hill (hill) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 283; 1983a: 352; 1984b: 18; 1990a: 53; 1997a: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p><p>* Heligmonevra shimogaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980: 289</p><p>Heligmoneura shimogaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980a: 289 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Agumbe) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980a: 289; 1983a: 352; 1990a: 53; 1997b: 21; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83555D6DD78549C2FAD95E97	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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B11A878D83485D6DD7854C5DFAA85C23.text	B11A878D83485D6DD7854C5DFAA85C23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heligmonevra tenuicornis (Walker 1859)	<div><p>Heligmonevra tenuicornis (Walker, 1859)</p><p>Asilus tenuicornis Walker, 1859: 108 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sulawesi) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Cinadus spurius Wulp, 1898: 140 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sulawesi: Tolitoli) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, HNHM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city) (Ricardo 1922: 71; Lal 1960: 34; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 54).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Walker 1859: 108; Ricardo 1922: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 143).</p><p>* Heligmonevra tsacasi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Heligmoneura tsacasi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987b: 91 . Type locality: India [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 92; 1990a: 54; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83485D6DD7854C5DFAA85C23	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83485D6DD7854FD1FC195DC3.text	B11A878D83485D6DD7854FD1FC195DC3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heligmonevra yenpingensis (Bromley 1928)	<div><p>Heligmonevra yenpingensis (Bromley, 1928)</p><p>Asilus yenpingensis Bromley, 1928: 2 . Type locality: China (Yanping [Yen-ping]) [Holotype ♂, AMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Gumti Gaon [Ghumti]</p><p>(village); Sukna (village) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 34; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 352; 1990a: 54; 1997a: 112). World distribution: China, India (Bromley 1928: 2; 1935: 230; Oldroyd 1975: 143).</p><p>Hoplopheromerus Becker, 1925</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83485D6DD7854FD1FC195DC3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83485D6DD7854EF1FC545A87.text	B11A878D83485D6DD7854EF1FC545A87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hoplopheromerus armatipes (Macquart 1855)	<div><p>Hoplopheromerus armatipes (Macquart, 1855)</p><p>Asilus armatipes Macquart, 1855: 63 . Type locality: China [Chine boreale] [Syntypes ♂, ♀ OUMNH].</p><p>Asilus shalumus Walker, 1857: 131 . Type locality: China [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 33; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 54; 1997a: 113; 1999a: 104).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Japan, Mongolia (Macquart 1855: 63; Bromley 1935: 230; Oldroyd 1975: 143).</p><p>Machimus Loew, 1849</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83485D6DD7854EF1FC545A87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83485D6DD78549ADFBFF5BA7.text	B11A878D83485D6DD78549ADFBFF5BA7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus angularis (Ricardo 1922)	<div><p>Machimus angularis (Ricardo, 1922)</p><p>Tolmerus angularis Ricardo, 1922: 64 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); Uttarakhand: Bageshwar Dist.: Dhakuri (hill station); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); West Bengal: Haora Dist.: Debirpara [Debrepani] (village) (Ricardo 1922: 64; Lal 1960: 18; Oldroyd 1975: 144; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 354; 1986a: 7; 1987c: 104; 1987d: 230; 1990a: 55; 1990b: 268; 1993e: 156; 1995: 25; 1997a: 114).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Ricardo 1922: 64; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 230).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83485D6DD78549ADFBFF5BA7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83485D6DD7854B4DFB3758A3.text	B11A878D83485D6DD7854B4DFB3758A3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus assamensis Ricardo 1919	<div><p>Machimus assamensis Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus assamensis Ricardo, 1919: 46 . Type locality: India (Assam) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Mishmi Hills (region); Assam: [no further locality]; Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city) (Ricardo 1919: 46; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1964a: 242; 1975: 144; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 354; 1986a: 9; 1990a: 55).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar, Nepal (Ricardo 1919: 46; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1964a: 242).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83485D6DD7854B4DFB3758A3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83485D6BD7854A51FB125D8B.text	B11A878D83485D6BD7854A51FB125D8B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus aurimystax (Bromley 1928)	<div><p>Machimus aurimystax (Bromley, 1928)</p><p>Asilus (Tolmerus) aurimystax Bromley, 1928: 3 . Type locality: China (Yanping [Yen-ping]) [Holotype ♂, AMNH]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 15; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 342, 354; 1986a: 10; 1990a: 47, 55; 1997a: 108, 114).</p><p>World distribution: China, India (Bromley 1928: 3; 1935: 230; Oldroyd 1975: 144).</p><p>Note: The species-group name aurimystax Bromley, 1928 (currently considered a valid species in Machimus), was recorded in both Asilus and Machimus by Joseph &amp; Parui (1983a: 342, 354; 1990a: 47, 55; 1997a: 108, 114). We correct the duplication here and accept recognition of the species in Machimus .</p><p>* Machimus bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 11 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 12; 1987f: 155; 1990a: 55; 1997a: 114; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus bicolor Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Machimus bicolor Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 63 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Nagruni Thach) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Dibibokri Nal (tributary): Nagruni [Runi] Thach (meadow); Rajasthan: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Jalpaiguri Dist.: Jalpaiguri (city); Kalimpong Dist.: Phaperkheti (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 63; 1986a: 13; 1990a: 55; Naskar et al. 2019a: 418; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus calicutensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus calicutensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 13 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Chembra Peak Area) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 14; 1990a: 55; Sen et al. 2016: 207; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Machimus cavagnaroi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Machimus cavagnaroi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 24 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: NE slope of Doddabetta Peak) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Doddabetta [Dodabetta] Peak (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 27).</p><p>* Machimus cheriani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus cheriani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 15 . Type locality: India (Manipur: Moreh: Tea Plantation) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Manipur: Tengnoupal Dist.: Moreh (town): Tea Plantation (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 16; 1990a: 55; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus cinchonaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus cinchonaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 16 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 17; 1990a: 55; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus coerulescens Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus coerulescens Ricardo, 1919: 47 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Bhimtal) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Bageshwar Dist.: Binsar (village); Nainital Dist.: Bhimtal (town) (Ricardo 1919: 47; Lal 1960: 18; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 18; 1990a: 55).</p><p>* Machimus dravidicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus dravidicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 19 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 20; 1990a: 56; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus dubius Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus dubius Ricardo, 1919: 47 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Dalmoti) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Dalhousie (town); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Chaubatia (locale); Dalmoti [Dharmati, Dharmoti] (village); Takula (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Ricardo 1919: 47; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 22; 1989a: 198; 1990a: 56; 1997a: 114; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 196).</p><p>* Machimus hirtipes Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus hirtipes Ricardo, 1919: 49 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Khasi Hills) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); Tamil Nadu: Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain): Yercaud (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Naduvattam (town); Udhagamandalam [Ootacamund] (city); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Ricardo 1919: 49; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1985: 64; 1986a: 24; 1987b: 92; 1989a: 198; 1990a: 56; 1991: 248; 1995: 27; 1997a: 114; 1999a: 105; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Machimus incisuralis (Bromley, 1935)</p><p>Machimus (Tolmerus) incisuralis Bromley, 1935: 220 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling: Birch Hill) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Cherrapunji (town); Pynursla (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Birch Hill (locale); Gumti Gaon [Ghumti] (village) (Bromley 1935: 220; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 25; 1990a: 56; 1995: 28; 1997a: 114; 1999a: 105).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83485D6BD7854A51FB125D8B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D834E5D6BD7854EA9FF18596B.text	B11A878D834E5D6BD7854EA9FF18596B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus indianus Ricardo 1919	<div><p>Machimus indianus Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus indianus Ricardo, 1919: 50 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Takula) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Solan Dist.: Kasauli (town); Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Anantnag Dist.: Verinag (town); Bandipora Dist.: Sumbal (town); Punjab: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Chaubatia (locale); Dalmoti [Dharmoti] (village); Takula (town); Chamoli Dist.: Airwadi [Airades] (village); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie [Mussooree] (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhimtal (town); Bhowali (town); Jeolikote [Jolikote] (hill station); Mukteshwar [Muktesar] (village); Sat Tal (lake); Shyamkhet [Shamkhet, Sham Ket] (village); West Bengal: Alipurduar Dist.: Alipurduar (city); Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Phaperkheti (village) (Ricardo 1919: 50; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 27; 1987b: 92; 1990a: 56; Naskar et al. 2019a: 419).</p><p>World distribution: India, Pakistan (Ricardo 1919: 50).</p><p>* Machimus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 27 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Takula) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Ranikhet (town); Bageshwar Dist.: Kapkot (village); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie [Mussorie] Municipal Garden (locale); Garhwal Dist.: Nakuri [Nakwi] (village); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 28; 1990a: 56; 1993e: 157; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus infrafemoralis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Machimus infrafemoralis Bromley, 1935: 221 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kalimpong) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Bromley 1935: 222; Lal 1960: 19; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 30; 1990a: 56; 1997a: 115).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D834E5D6BD7854EA9FF18596B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D834E5D69D7854A09FCCA5F03.text	B11A878D834E5D69D7854A09FCCA5F03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus inutilis Bromley 1935	<div><p>Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Machimus inutilis Bromley, 1935: 222 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage (locale); Dalhousie (town);</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1985: 64; 1986a: 32; 1987b: 93; 1987c: 104; 1990a: 56; Naskar et al. 2019a: 419).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Bromley 1935: 222; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 64).</p><p>* Machimus keralaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus keralaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 32 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 33; 1990a: 56; 1995: 28; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 207; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>* Machimus khasiensis Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus khasiensis Ricardo, 1919: 51 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: N. Khasi Hills: Lower ranges) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1986a: 35; 1990a: 56; 1999a: 105).</p><p>* Machimus mondali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Machimus mondali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 28 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, CAS]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 29).</p><p>* Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus montanus Ricardo, 1919: 52 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kotagiri) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 37; 1989a: 198; 1990a: 56; 1995: 30; 1999a: 105; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 197; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584).</p><p>* Machimus mussooriensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus mussooriensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 37 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 38; 1987f: 155; 1990a: 56; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus nicobarensis (Schiner, 1868)</p><p>Tolmerus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868: 192 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nancowry) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Nancowry [Nankauri] (island) (Schiner 1868: 192; Lal 1960: 19; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 355; 1986a: 39; 1990a: 57).</p><p>* Machimus nigrinus Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus nigrinus Ricardo, 1919: 53 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Takula) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 41; 1987b: 93; 1990a: 57).</p><p>* Machimus nilgiriensis Parui &amp; Joseph, 1994</p><p>Machimus nilgiriensis Parui &amp; Joseph, 1994: 197 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Hooker’s Estate) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Hooker’s Estate (locality) (Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 198; Parui 2003: 336).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D834E5D69D7854A09FCCA5F03	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. 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B11A878D834C5D69D7854C31FBD35CEB.text	B11A878D834C5D69D7854C31FBD35CEB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus pallipes Ricardo 1922	<div><p>Machimus pallipes Ricardo, 1922</p><p>Machimus pallipes Ricardo, 1922: 65 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Dalmoti) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla [Simla] Dist.: Mashobra (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Dalmoti [Dharmoti] (village); Dehradun Dist.: Chakrata (town); Mussoorie (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town); Mukteshwar [Muktesar] (village); Nainital (city); Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow Dist.: Lucknow (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Birch Hill (locale); 4 km South Kurseong (town) (Ricardo 1922: 65; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1985: 64; 1986a: 42; 1987b: 93; 1987f: 155; 1989a: 198; 1990a: 57; 1997a: 115; 1999a: 106).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Ricardo 1922: 65; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 64).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D834C5D69D7854C31FBD35CEB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D834C5D69D7854F89FD1C5B83.text	B11A878D834C5D69D7854F89FD1C5B83.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus parvus Ricardo 1919	<div><p>Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919: 54 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kotagiri) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: [no further locality]; Karnataka: Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur (reserve); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: 7 km W. Peermade (village); Pathanamthitta Dist.: 9 km N. Ranni (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Kotagiri (town) (Ricardo 1919: 54; Lal 1960: 19; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 44; 1990a: 57; 1993d: 104; 1997b: 21; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 199; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 412).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Thailand (Ricardo 1919: 54; Oldroyd 1975: 145).</p><p>* Machimus pseudonicobarensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Machimus pseudonicobarensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 105 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Dainkund) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Dainkund [Dhenkund] (hill) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 106; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus punjabensis (Bromley, 1935)</p><p>Machimus (Tolmerus) punjabensis Bromley, 1935: 220 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Baijnath: Binnd Khad, below Dak Bungalow) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Dist.: Baijnath (town): Binnd [Binnu]Khad, below Dak Bungalow (locale); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Bromley 1935: 220; Lal 1960: 20; Oldroyd 1975: 145; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 45; 1987b: 93).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D834C5D69D7854F89FD1C5B83	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D834C5D69D78548B1FBCC58FF.text	B11A878D834C5D69D78548B1FBCC58FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus retrospectus Oldroyd 1975	<div><p>Machimus retrospectus Oldroyd, 1975</p><p>Tolmerus parvus Ricardo, 1922: 64 . Type locality: Ceylon (Nuwara Eliya) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].</p><p>Machimus retrospectus Oldroyd, 1975: 146 . A replacement name for Tolmerus parvus Ricardo, 1922 a junior secondary homonym of Machimus parvus Ricardo, 1919: 54 .</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Ricardo 1922: 64; Oldroyd 1975: 146).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D834C5D69D78548B1FBCC58FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D834C5D67D7854BB5FED05C63.text	B11A878D834C5D67D7854BB5FED05C63.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machimus ricardoi (Bromley 1935)	<div><p>Machimus ricardoi (Bromley, 1935)</p><p>Asilus ricardoi Bromley, 1935: 219 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Shimla) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city), near College (locale); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Deorali (locality); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); Nainital Dist.: Nainital (city); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Pedong (town) (Bromley 1935: 219; Lal 1960: 17; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1985: 64; 1986a: 47; 1987b: 93; 1987d: 230; 1987f: 155; 1989a: 199; 1990a: 57; 1997a: 115; 1999a: 106; Parui 2003: 336).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Bromley 1935: 219; 1987d: 230).</p><p>* Machimus rufipes Ricardo, 1922</p><p>Machimus rufipes Ricardo, 1922: 69 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Valley; Uttarakhand: Dehradun; Takula) [Syntypes ♂, FRI, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Kangra Valley (valley); Sikkim: Namchi Dist.: Melli (town), 19 km off Rangpo (river bed); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Takula (town); Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Nainital Dist.: Kathgodam (suburb); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Ricardo 1922: 69; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 70; Mathur 1960: 138; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 49; 1990a: 57; 1997a: 115; Parui 2003: 336).</p><p>* Machimus scarbroughi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus scarbroughi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 49 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 50; 1990a: 57; Sen et al. 2016: 207).</p><p>* Machimus smithi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Machimus smithi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986a: 51 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Muthukulam) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga Dist.: Sagar (town); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Tiruchirappalli Dist.: Muthukulam [Muthikolam] (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986a: 52; 1990a: 57; 1990b: 269; 1995: 30; Sen et al. 2016: 207; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>* Machimus subgenitalis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Machimus subgenitalis Bromley, 1935: 221 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage (locale); Dalhousie (town); Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi Dist.: Uttarkashi (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Ghum [Goom] (town) (Bromley 1935: 221; Lal 1960: 20; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 54; 1987d: 230; 1993e: 157; 1997a: 115).</p><p>* Machimus tibialis Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Machimus tibialis Ricardo, 1919: 55 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Dehradun) [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town) (Ricardo 1919: 55; Lal 1960: 20; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 356; 1986a: 56; 1990a: 57).</p><p>Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878</p><p>* Neoitamus barsilensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Neoitamus barsilensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 22 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Harsil) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi Dist.: Harsil [Barsil] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 24; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Neoitamus calcuttaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Neoitamus calcuttaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987b: 97 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kolkata) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 98; 1990a: 58; 1997a: 116; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Neoitamus dhenkundensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Neoitamus dhenkundensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 106 .Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Dainkund) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Dainkund [Dhenkund] (hill) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 107; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Neoitamus grahami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Neoitamus grahami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987b: 95 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Nainital) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Nainital (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 96; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D834C5D67D7854BB5FED05C63	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. 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B11A878D83425D67D7854F0FFF1B589D.text	B11A878D83425D67D7854F0FFF1B589D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoitamus grandis Ricardo 1919	<div><p>Neoitamus grandis Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Neoitamus grandis Ricardo, 1919: 61 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Bhowali) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Gangtok (city); Pakyong Dist.: Rangli [Rangli Chu] (town); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town) (Ricardo 1919: 61; Lal 1960: 27; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 357; 1985: 65; 1987b: 98; 1990a: 58; Parui 2003: 336).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Ricardo 1919: 61; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 65).</p><p>* Neoitamus himalayensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Neoitamus himalayensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 64 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Valley) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Kangra Valley (valley); Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 65; 1987b: 98; 1990a: 58; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Neoitamus inornatus Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Neoitamus inornatus Ricardo, 1919: 63 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Solan Dist.: Kasauli (town); Punjab [Punjaub]: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Ricardo 1919: 63; Lal 1960: 27; Oldroyd 1975: 146; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 357; 1985: 65; 1987b: 99; 1990a: 59).</p><p>* Neoitamus khasiensis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Neoitamus khasiensis Bromley, 1935: 223 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Mawphlang: near Dak Bungalow) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Mawphlang [Mawphlon] (village): near Dak Bungalow (locale) (Bromley 1935: 223; Lal 1960: 27; Oldroyd 1975: 147; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 357; 1990a: 59; 1997b: 21; 1999a: 106).</p><p>* Neoitamus mussooriensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Neoitamus mussooriensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 21 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Dalhousie (town); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 22; 1987b: 99; 1990a: 59; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 199; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83425D67D7854F0FFF1B589D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83425D66D7854A50FED05A10.text	B11A878D83425D66D7854A50FED05A10.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoitamus sedlaceki Joseph & Parui 1987	<div><p>Neoitamus sedlaceki Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Neoitamus sedlaceki Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 231 . Type locality: Nepal (Kathmandu) [Holotype ♂, BPBM]. Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city), Botanical Garden (locale), Elephant Falls (locale); Ri-Bhoi Dist.: Nongpoh (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999a: 106; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 199).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 232; 1999a: 106).</p><p>* Neoitamus tropicus Ricardo, 1919</p><p>Neoitamus tropicus Ricardo, 1919: 69 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Sat Tal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town); Sat Tal (lake); Shyamkhet [Sham Ket] (village) (Ricardo 1919: 69; Lal 1960: 29; Oldroyd 1975: 147; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 358; 1990a: 59).</p><p>Neolophonotus Engel, 1925</p><p>* Neolophonotus indicus Bromley, 1935</p><p>Neolophonotus indicus Bromley, 1935: 222 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Amarkantak) [Holotype ♀, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Anuppur Dist.: Amarkantak (town) (Bromley 1935: 223; Lal 1960: 35; Oldroyd 1975: 147; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 358; 1990a: 59).</p><p>Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878</p><p>* Neomochtherus congedus (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Asilus congedus Walker, 1851: 138 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Cachar Dist.: Silchar (Walker 1851: 138; Ricardo 1922: 60; Lal 1960: 33; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 350, 358; 1985: 66; 1990a: 53, 60).</p><p>Note: The species-group name congedus Walker, 1851 (currently considered a valid species in Neomochtherus), was recorded in both Heligmonevra and Neomochtherus by Joseph &amp; Parui (1983a: 350, 358; 1990a: 53, 60). We correct the duplication here and accept recognition of the species in Neomochtherus .</p><p>* Neomochtherus genitalis Parui, Kaur &amp; Kapoor, 1999</p><p>Neomochtherus genitalis Parui, Kaur &amp; Kapoor, 1999: 225 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Surangani) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Surangani (village) (Parui et al. 1999: 225; Sen et al. 2016: 216).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83425D66D7854A50FED05A10	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83435D65D7854920FC545DBD.text	B11A878D83435D65D7854920FC545DBD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neomochtherus gnavus (Wulp 1872)	<div><p>Neomochtherus gnavus (Wulp, 1872)</p><p>Mochtherus gnavus Wulp, 1872: 243 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java; Maluku: Halmahera, Obi, Waigeo) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Cachar Dist.: Silchar (city); Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town); Tinsukia Dist.: Digboi (town); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Cherrapunji (town); Khasi Hills (hills); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Duga (town); Uttarakhand: Bageshwar Dist.: Thakala [Takala] (village); Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city) (Ricardo 1919: 74; 1922: 60; Lal 1960: 34; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 66; 1987c: 107; 1987f: 156; 1990a: 60; 1995: 30; 1999a: 107; Parui 2003: 336).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand (Wulp 1872: 244; Ricardo 1919: 73; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 156; 1995: 30).</p><p>* Neomochtherus himalayensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Neomochtherus himalayensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 232 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling: Tiger Hill) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Tiger Hill (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 233; 1990a: 60; 1997a: 116; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Neomochtherus indianus (Ricardo, 1919)</p><p>Heligmoneura indianus Ricardo, 1919: 74 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kotagiri) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Kotagiri [Katagiri] (town) (Ricardo 1919: 74; Lal 1960: 34; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 359; 1990a: 60).</p><p>* Neomochtherus trisignatus (Ricardo, 1922)</p><p>Heligmoneura trisignata Ricardo, 1922: 61 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Virudhachalam) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool Dist.: Adoni (city); Tamil Nadu: Cuddalore Dist.: Virudhachalam [Veddhchalam] (town) (Ricardo 1922: 61; Lal 1960: 34; Oldroyd 1975: 148; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 352, 359; 1990a: 54, 60).</p><p>Note: The species-group name trisignatus Ricardo, 1922 (currently considered a valid species in Neomochtherus), was recorded in both Heligmonevra and Neomochtherus by Joseph &amp; Parui (1983a: 352, 359; 1990a: 54, 60). We correct the duplication here and accept recognition of the species in Neomochtherus .</p><p>Orophotus Becker, 1925</p><p>* Orophotus indianus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Orophotus indianus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 31 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Chug) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Kameng Dist.: Chug (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 32).</p><p>* Orophotus montanus (Ricardo, 1922)</p><p>Asilus montanus Ricardo, 1922: 47 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Khasi Hills; Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Gangtok (city); Uttarakhand: Bageshwar Dist.: Darim Khet [Dharniste] (village); Kausani (village); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie [Masuri] (town); Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town); Sat Tal (lake); Shyamkhet [Shann Ket] (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) (Ricardo 1922: 47; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 360; 1987b: 99; 1987c: 107; 1990a: 61; 1997a: 117; 1999a: 107; Parui 2003: 337).</p><p>Philodicus Loew, 1848</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83435D65D7854920FC545DBD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83405D65D7854971FEC25BFB.text	B11A878D83405D65D7854971FEC25BFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus ceylanicus Schiner 1868	<div><p>Philodicus ceylanicus Schiner, 1868</p><p>Philodicus ceylanicus Schiner, 1868: 179 . Type locality: Sri Lanka [Ceylon] [Holotype ♀, NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Port Blair (city); Corbyn’s Cove Beach (beach); Gujarat: Devbhumi Dwarka Dist.: Dwarka (city); Junagadh Dist.: Dari [Veraval Dari] (village); Mehsana Dist.: Dharoi [Dharol] (village); Rajkot Dist.: Targhadia [Targhoria] (village); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode [Charangode] (village); West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city): Salt Lake (locale) (Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 156; 1989a: 199; 1990a: 61; 1990b: 269; 1993a: 128; 1993c: 306; 1995: 32; 1997a: 117; 1997b: 21; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka (Schiner 1868: 179; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 149; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 66).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83405D65D7854971FEC25BFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83405D64D78548B7FE7A5F5D.text	B11A878D83405D64D78548B7FE7A5F5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus chinensis Schiner 1868	<div><p>Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868</p><p>Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868: 179 . Type locality: China (Hong Kong) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].</p><p>Trupanea separata Walker, 1855: 611 . Type locality: unknown [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 361; 1990a: 61; 1997b: 21; 1999a: 108; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (Schiner 1868: 179; Ricardo 1921a:192; Oldroyd 1975: 149; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 361; Tomasovic &amp; Constant 2017: 8).</p><p>Note: Ricardo (1921a: 191) listed Trupanea separata Walker, 1855 as a synonym of Philodicus chinensis Schiner, 1868 . This act violates the Principle of Priority (ICZN Article 23), but a case could possibly be made for a reversal of precedence based on prevailing usage (ICZN 23.9.1). However, it should first be confirmed that Trupanea separata and Philodicus chinensis are indeed subjective synonyms, which would best be done in the context of a taxonomic revision of Philodicus .</p><p>* Philodicus danielsi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990</p><p>Philodicus danielsi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990e: 54 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Magi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Siang Dist.: Magi [Maghi Basti] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990e: 55; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83405D64D78548B7FE7A5F5D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83415D64D7854C11FF1B5AD0.text	B11A878D83415D64D7854C11FF1B5AD0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus femoralis Ricardo 1921	<div><p>Philodicus femoralis Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Philodicus femoralis Ricardo, 1921a: 190 . Type locality: Myanmar [Burmah] (Schwegu: Okkyl) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Vizianagaram Dist.: Bobbili [Bobbli Gurgi] (town); Assam: Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Mercês [Mercus] (locality); Valpoi (city); South Goa Dist.: Fatorda [Fatonda] (suburb); Margao (city); Vasco da Gama (city); Gujarat: Junagadh Dist.: Dari [Veraval Dari] (village); Himachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Karnataka: [no further locality]; Kerala: Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Barengapara [Barangapara] (village); Damalgiri (locality); Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Rengali [Rangli] (town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale); Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Gegal [Gogal] (village); Saradhana (village); Bundi Dist.: Indergarh (city); Jaipur Dist.: Jaipur (city); Pratapgarh Dist.: Pratapgarh (town); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); Namchi Dist.: Namthang (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode [Charangode] (village); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Udham Singh Nagar Dist.: Pratappur (village); Uttar Pradesh: Baghpat Dist.: Baghpat [Baghpet] (city); Bulandshahr Dist.: Khurja (city); Sikandrabad (city); Gautam Buddha Nagar Dist.: Noida (city); Salarpur Kalan (village); Hapur Dist.: Raghunathpur [Ragunathpur] (village); Meerut Dist.: Meerut (city); West Bengal: Bankura Dist.: Sonamukhi Forest (reserve); Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city): Slaughter house (locale); Malda Dist.: [no further locality] (Ricardo 1921a: 190; Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 361; 1985: 66; 1987b: 100; 1987c: 108; 1987e: 211; 1987f: 156; 1990a: 61; 1993a: 128; 1993b: 105; 1993d: 105; 1993e: 157; 1997a: 117; 1999a: 108; 1999b: 22; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 200; Parui 2003: 337; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Naskar et al. 2020: 181; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar (Ricardo 1921a: 190; Oldroyd 1975: 149; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 100).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83415D64D7854C11FF1B5AD0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83415D64D785499EFCAD580E.text	B11A878D83415D64D785499EFCAD580E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus fuscus (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Philodicus fuscus (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea fusca Macquart, 1838: 104 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 104; Lal 1960: 36; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 361; 1990a: 61).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Macquart 1838: 104; Oldroyd 1975: 149).</p><p>* Philodicus grandissimus Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Philodicus grandissimus Ricardo, 1921a: 186 . Type locality: India (Gujarat: Deesa) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool Dist.: Thippanur [Tippanur] (village); Gujarat: Banaskantha Dist.: Deesa [Disa]; Maharashtra: Mumbai City Dist.: Mumbai [Bombay] (city) (Ricardo 1921a: 186; Lal 1960: 36; Oldroyd 1975: 149; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 361; 1990a: 62).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83415D64D785499EFCAD580E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83415D63D7854B24FF1B5FF6.text	B11A878D83415D63D7854B24FF1B5FF6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus hospes (Wiedemann 1819)	<div><p>Philodicus hospes (Wiedemann, 1819)</p><p>Asilus hospes Wiedemann, 1819: 32 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Tharangambadi) [Holotype ♀, NHMD]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city); Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquebar] (town) (Lal 1960: 36; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 361; 1990a: 62).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Wiedemann 1819: 32; Oldroyd 1975: 149).</p><p>* Philodicus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1991</p><p>Philodicus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1991: 248 . Type locality: India (Maharashtra: Ratnagiri Sea Shore) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Maharashtra: Ratnagiri Dist.: Ratnagiri</p><p>Sea Shore (coast); Puducherry: Mahé Dist.: Mahé (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1991: 249; 1997b: 21; Sen et al. 2016: 212; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>* Philodicus jagannathi Ramachandra Rao, 1969</p><p>Philodicus jagannathi Ramachandra Rao, 1969: 196 . Type locality: India (Odisha: Puri) [Holotype ♀, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Dist.: Revupolavaram [Polavaram] Beach (beach); Odisha [Orissa]: Puri Dist.: Puri (city) (Ramachandra Rao 1969: 197; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 62; 1999b: 22; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83415D63D7854B24FF1B5FF6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83465D63D7854CBBFDD05884.text	B11A878D83465D63D7854CBBFDD05884.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus javanus (Wiedemann 1819)	<div><p>Philodicus javanus (Wiedemann, 1819)</p><p>Asilus javanus Wiedemann, 1819: 4 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♂, NMW].</p><p>Asilus agnitus Wiedemann, 1819: 35 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Asilus perplexus Wiedemann, 1828: 495 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMD, NMW].</p><p>Trupanea rubritarsata Macquart, 1838: 99 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Asilus gobares Walker, 1849: 420 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [ Silhet]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Trupanea telifer Walker, 1851: 115 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Trupanea sagittifera Walker, 1851: 116 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Trupanea innotabilis Walker, 1855: 604 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Trupanea confinis Walker, 1855: 606 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Trupanea inserens Walker, 1856: 116 . Type locality: Malaysia (Sarawak) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Asilus melanurus Doleschall, 1856: 408 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java [Javam]) [Type?, lost].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Golaghat Dist.: 8 km W. Bokakhat (town); Kohora [Kobara] (town): Kaziranga (reserve); Tinsukia Dist.: Rupai (village); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Goa: [no further locality]; Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Kangra Valley (valley); Shimla Dist.: Kufri (hill station); Solan Dist.: Saproon [Sapron] (village); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Shivamogga Dist.: Shivamogga [Shimoga] (city); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); Odisha [Orissa]: Kendujhar Dist.: Ghatagaon [Ghat Gaon] (town); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Rajasthan: Sirohi Dist.: Mount Abu (hill station); Sikkim: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri Dist.: Nethaji [Nathalai] (bypass); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Sirar (village); Garhwal Dist.: Nakuri (village); Nainital Dist.: Sat Tal [Satial] (lake); Uttarkashi Dist.: Harsil [Hersil] (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Jalpaiguri Dist.: Chalsa (town); Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Ricardo 1921a: 187; Lal 1960: 71; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 362; 1984b: 34; 1987b: 100; 1987c: 108; 1987d: 233; 1987e: 211; 1987f: 156; 1990a: 62; 1993b: 106; 1993d: 105; 1993e: 157; 1995: 33; 1997a: 117; 1997b: 22; Parui 2003: 337; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Tomasovic &amp; Constant 2017: 9).</p><p>World distribution: Cambodia, Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (Wiedemann 1819: 4; Walker 1849: 420; 1856: 116; Ricardo 1921a: 187; Oldroyd 1975: 149; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 100; 1995: 33; Tomasovic &amp; Constant 2017: 9).</p><p>* Philodicus londti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1991</p><p>Philodicus londti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1991: 251 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Chembra Peak Area) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1991: 253; Sen et al. 2016: 213; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83465D63D7854CBBFDD05884	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83465D62D7854BAAFB705FB7.text	B11A878D83465D62D7854BAAFB705FB7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus meridionalis Ricardo 1921	<div><p>Philodicus meridionalis Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Philodicus meridionalis Ricardo, 1921a: 188 . Type locality: Sri Lanka [Ceylon] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool Dist.: Pattikonda (town); Karnataka: Chikkaballapur Dist.: Murugamalla [Marugmala] (village); Mandya Dist.: Beeravalli (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Cuddalore Dist.: Palur Farm (locale) (Ricardo 1921a: 188; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 362).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Ricardo 1921a: 188; Oldroyd 1975: 150).</p><p>* Philodicus nathi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1970</p><p>Philodicus nathi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1970: 507 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Nagarjunakonda) [Holotype ♀, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Palnadu Dist.: Nagarjunakonda (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1970: 507; 1983a: 362; 1990a: 62; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>* Philodicus nursei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990: 55</p><p>Philodicus nursei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990e: 55 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: 30 km S. Kanakapura (village); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur [Jubulpore] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990e: 56; 1997b: 22; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83465D62D7854BAAFB705FB7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83475D62D7854F7DFBF35D1F.text	B11A878D83475D62D7854F7DFBF35D1F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus pallidipennis Ricardo 1921	<div><p>Philodicus pallidipennis Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Philodicus pallidipennis Ricardo, 1921a: 191 . Type locality: Pakistan (Karachi: Manora) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 62).</p><p>World distribution: India, Pakistan (Ricardo 1921a: 191; Oldroyd 1975: 150; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 62).</p><p>* Philodicus propinquus Bromley, 1938</p><p>Philodicus propinquus Bromley, 1938: 866 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponnani) [Holotype ♂, TNAU].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Malappuram Dist.: Ponnani [Ponani TQ] (town) (Bromley 1938: 867; Lal 1960: 38; Oldroyd 1975: 150; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 362; 1990a: 62; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83475D62D7854F7DFBF35D1F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83475D62D7854ED5FE2B59FB.text	B11A878D83475D62D7854ED5FE2B59FB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus pruthii Bromley 1935	<div><p>Philodicus pruthii Bromley, 1935</p><p>Philodicus pruthii Bromley, 1935: 224 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Thoothukudi: Pearl Bank Fisheries) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); Chittoor Dist.: Manchuru [Munchurulu] (village); East Godavari Dist.: Rayudupalem (locality); Eluru Dist.: Naguladevunipadu [Naguldevpadu] (village); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Gadag Dist.: 6 km E. Ron (town); Koppal Dist.: Irkalgada [Ilkalgad] (village); nr Yelburga (town); Ramanagara Dist.: Kanakapura (village); Kerala: Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Pratapgarh Dist.: Pratapgarh (town); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: 20 km S. Chennai [Madras] (city); Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Cuddalore Dist.: Cuddalore (city); Dharmapuri Dist.: Hogenakkal Forest (reserve); Madurai Dist.: Alagar Koyil [Alagarkovil] (reserve); Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquebar] (town); Nagapattinam Dist.: Point Calimere [Calimer] (reserve); Nilgiris Dist.: Coonoor (town); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain); Thoothukudi [Tuticorin] Dist.: Pearl Bank Fisheries (coast); Tirunelveli Dist.: Dohnavur (village); Telangana: Khammam Dist.: Palagudem [Palasgudam] (village); Nalgonda Dist.: Nampally [Nayan Pally] (town) (Bromley 1935: 225; Lal 1960: 38; Oldroyd 1975: 150; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 362; 1984b: 33; 1985: 66; 1987b: 100; 1987f: 157; 1989a: 199; 1990a: 62; 1990b: 269; 1993b: 106; 1993d: 105; 1995: 33; 1997b: 22; 1999b: 22; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 200; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Bromley 1935: 225; Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 33).</p><p>* Philodicus raoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990</p><p>Philodicus raoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990b: 269 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Bhinmal) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Barmer Dist.: Barmer [Balmer] (town); Jalore Dist.: Bhinmal [Banmuel] (town); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Sawai [Swai] Madhopur (city); Udaipur Dist.: Chor Bawadi [Bavadchoraya] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990b: 271; 1991: 253; 1993b: 106; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>* Philodicus sharmai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Philodicus sharmai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 107 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Kiwarli) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Gujarat: Banaskantha Dist.: Deesa (city); Rajasthan: Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 108).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83475D62D7854ED5FE2B59FB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83445D61D7854DC9FC545FCA.text	B11A878D83445D61D7854DC9FC545FCA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philodicus univentris (Walker 1851)	<div><p>Philodicus univentris (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Trupanea univentris Walker, 1851: 114 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 115; Ricardo 1921a: 190; Lal 1960: 38; Oldroyd 1975: 150; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 363; 1990a: 63).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar (Walker 1851: 115; Bromley 1935: 230).</p><p>Philonicus Loew, 1849</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83445D61D7854DC9FC545FCA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83445D61D7854CE9FBF35A3E.text	B11A878D83445D61D7854CE9FBF35A3E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philonicus albiceps (Meigen 1820)	<div><p>Philonicus albiceps (Meigen, 1820)</p><p>Asilus albiceps Meigen, 1820: 312 . Type locality: mittle and nord Europe, also Portugal [mittlere und nördliche Europa; auch Portugal] [Lecotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Asilus canescens Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820: 336. Type locality: Portugal [Syntypes ♂, ♀, unknown].</p><p>Asilus nudus Loew, 1840: 40 . Type locality: Poland (Poznań [Posen]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, ZMHB].</p><p>Philonicus elutus Loew, 1871: 116 . Type locality: France (Bordeaux) [Holotype ♀, ZMHB].</p><p>Philonicus domesticus Ricardo, 1920: 278 . Type locality: Iran [N. Persia] (Bandar-e Anzali [Enzeli]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Cerdistus pulcher Becker, 1923: 76 . Type locality: France (Cauterets [West-Pyrenäen]) [Holotype ♂, ZMHB].</p><p>Cerdistus marinus Becker, 1923: 78 . Type locality: Germany (Amrum [Nordsee-Insel Amrum]) [Holotype ♂, ZMHB].</p><p>Philonicus orientalis Esipenko, 1969: 64 . Type locality: Russia (Khabarovsk Krai: Amur River) [Khabarovskiy kray, river Amur] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, ZIN].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town), riverbed (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 63; Parui 2003: 337).</p><p>World distribution: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia (Meigen 1820: 336; Loew 1840: 40; 1871: 117; Ricardo 1920: 278; Becker 1923: 77; Esipenko 1969: 64; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 63; Young 2006: 23; Ghahari et al. 2007: 923; 2014: 1400; Hayat et al. 2008: 182).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83445D61D7854CE9FBF35A3E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83445D61D78549F5FE1D5812.text	B11A878D83445D61D78549F5FE1D5812.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Philonicus curtatus Oldroyd 1964	<div><p>Philonicus curtatus Oldroyd, 1964</p><p>Philonicus curtatus Oldroyd, 1964a: 245 . Type locality: Nepal (Taplejung) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills) (Oldroyd 1964a: 246).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Oldroyd 1964a: 246).</p><p>Promachus Loew, 1848</p><p>* Promachus abdulalii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Promachus abdulalii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 22 . Type locality: India (Maharashtra: Sanjay Gandhi National Park) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Maharashtra: Mumbai Suburban Dist.: Sanjay Gandhi [Borivli] National Park (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 23).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83445D61D78549F5FE1D5812	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83445D60D7854B21FD475CEA.text	B11A878D83445D60D7854B21FD475CEA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus apivorus (Walker 1860)	<div><p>Promachus apivorus (Walker, 1860)</p><p>Trupanea apivora Walker, 1860b: 282 . Type locality: Myanmar [Burmah] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Port Blair (city) (Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1993c: 306).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Myanmar, Thailand (Walker 1860b: 282; Ricardo 1921b: 217; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 152).</p><p>* Promachus binghamensis Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Promachus binghamensis Ricardo, 1921b: 215 . Type locality: India (Sikkim; West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 364; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 64; 1997a: 118; 1999b: 22; Parui 2003: 338).</p><p>* Promachus calanus (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Trupanea calanus Walker, 1851: 122 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 122; Ricardo 1921b: 216; Lal 1960: 22; Oldroyd 1975: 152; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 365; 1990a: 64).</p><p>* Promachus contractus (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Trupanea contracta Walker, 1851: 120 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 365; 1990a: 64).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83445D60D7854B21FD475CEA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83455D5FD7854F89FC7D586F.text	B11A878D83455D5FD7854F89FC7D586F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus duvaucelii (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Promachus duvaucelii (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea duvaucelii Macquart, 1838: 97 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); Eluru Dist.: 12 km N. Eluru (city); Vizianagaram Dist.: 10 km N. Srungavarapukota (town); Delhi: North Delhi Dist.: Delhi University Campus (locale); South West Delhi Dist.: Palam (locality); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Panaji (city); Gujarat: Ahmedabad Dist.: Mandal (town); Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (reserve); Gandhinagar Dist.: Indroda [Indrora] Nature Park (reserve); Sarita [Sharita] Udhyan (garden); Junagadh Dist.: Veraval (town); Kheda Dist.: Nadiad (city); Narmada Dist.: 18–24 km S. Rajpipla (town); Panchmahal Dist.: 16–20 km SE. Pavagadh [Pavagarh] (hill); Rajkot Dist.: Bedi (village); Rajkot (city); Surat Dist.: Surat (city); Surendranagar Dist.: Kothariya [Kotaria] (town); Vadodara Dist.: 11 km SE. Dabhoi (town); Pipli [Pipae] (village); Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Jharkhand: Dhanbad Dist.: Dhanbad (city); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bannerughatta [Bannerghatta] Park (reserve); Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur (reserve); Chitradurga Dist.: [no further locality]; Dharwad Dist.: 46 km W. Dharwad [Dharwar] (city); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Narmadapuram Dist.: Pachmarhi [Pachmari] (hill); Maharashtra: Mumbai Suburban Dist.: Sanjay Gandhi [Borivli] National Park (reserve); Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Rengali [Rangli] (town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale); Sundargarh Dist.: Pandripani [Panderipani] (village); Punjab: Gurdaspur Dist.: Gurdaspur (city); Hoshiarpur Dist.: Dalewal (village); Kokowal [Kakawal] (village); Rajasthan: Alwar Dist.: Sariska (reserve); Bundi Dist.: Indergarh (city); Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Bhim Bhadak [Dadak] (cave); Mandore Gardens (suburb); Pali Dist.: Pali (city); Pratapgarh Dist.: Pratapgarh (town); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Ranthambore [Ranathambore] (reserve); Sawai [Swai] Madhopur (city); Sirohi Dist.: Abu Road (city); Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Dharmapuri Dist.: Hogenakkal Forest (reserve); Salem Dist.: 12 km N. Salem (city); Shevaroy Hills (mountain); Telangana: Medchal–Malkajgiri Dist.: Boduppal [Bodouppal] (city); Narapally [Narapalli] (village); Shamirpet [Shameerpet] Deer Park (reserve); Ranga Reddy Dist.: Chilkur (village): Himayat Sagar, Deer Park (locale); Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Chaukhutia [Chaukettia] (town); Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Uttar Pradesh: [No further locality]; West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 97; Ricardo 1921b: 214; Lal 1960: 70; Mathur 1960: 138; Oldroyd 1975: 152; Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 27; 1983a: 366; 1984b: 35; 1985: 67; 1987b: 104; 1987c: 108; 1987e: 214; 1987f: 157; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 64; 1993a: 128; 1993b: 109; 1993d: 106; 1995: 33; 1997a: 118; 1997b: 23; 1999b: 22; Parui &amp; Lahiri 1997: 360; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 150; Parui et al. 2006: 93; Tomasovic 2013: 6).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Macquart 1838: 97; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 67).</p><p>* Promachus fuscifemoratus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Promachus fuscifemoratus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981a: 24 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nagapattinam Dist.: Point Calimere (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 25; 1983a: 366; 1990a: 64; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>* Promachus genitalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Promachus genitalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 233 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Rengali [Rangly] (town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 108; 1987d: 234; 1987e: 214; 1990a: 64; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>* Promachus ghumtiensis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Promachus ghumtiensis Bromley, 1935: 224 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Gumti Gaon) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbi Ghat] (village); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Gumti Gaon [Ghumti] (village) (Bromley 1935: 224; Lal 1960: 23; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 366; 1990a: 64; 1995: 33; 1997a: 118).</p><p>* Promachus heteropterus (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea heteroptera Macquart, 1838: 96 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Malabar) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ballari Dist.: Ballari [Bellary] (city); Mandya Dist.: Beeravalli (village); Vijayanagara Dist.: Huvina Hadagali [Hadagalli] (town); Kerala: Malappuram Dist.: Malappuram (city) (Macquart 1838: 96; Ricardo 1921b: 216; Lal 1960: 23; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 366; 1990a: 64; Mathew 2004: 114; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>* Promachus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Promachus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987b: 102 . Type locality: India [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987b: 104; 1990a: 64; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>* Promachus jabalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Promachus jabalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981: 25 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 26; 1983a: 367; 1987d: 235; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 65; 1990b: 272; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 200; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>* Promachus knutsoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Promachus knutsoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987f: 157 . Type locality: India (Assam: Chabua) [Holotype ♂, USNM]. Indian distribution: Assam: Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 158; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>* Promachus lehri Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Promachus lehri Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987e: 212 . Type locality: India (Odisha: Baladia) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Bihar: Nalanda Dist.: Rajgir (town); Odisha [Orissa]: Mayurbhanj Dist.: Baladia [Balidiya] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987e: 213; 1990a: 65; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83455D5FD7854F89FC7D586F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837A5D5ED7854B05FE1B5F03.text	B11A878D837A5D5ED7854B05FE1B5F03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus leoninus Loew 1848	<div><p>Promachus leoninus Loew, 1848</p><p>Promachus leoninus Loew, 1848: 404 . Type locality: Greek Islands and Asia Minor [Syntypes ♂, ♀, ZMHB].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Kameng Dist.: Dirang [Diefam] (village); Sikkim: Namchi Dist.: Melli (town); Pakyong Dist.: Rangpo (town): ITI College Compound (locale); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town); Singla (village) (Ricardo 1921b: 219; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 23; Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 26; 1983a: 366; 1989a: 200; 1990a: 65; 1997a: 119; Parui 2003: 338).</p><p>World distribution: Azerbaijan, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Myanmar, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey (Ricardo 1921b: 219; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Ghahari et al. 2007: 922; 2014: 1384; Hayat et al. 2008: 178).</p><p>* Promachus leucotrichodes Bigot, 1892</p><p>Promachus leucotrichodes Bigot, 1892: 210 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Mahé) [Syntype ♀, lost].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kannur Dist.: Kannur (city); Puducherry: Mahé Dist.: Mahé (town) (Bigot 1892: 210; Ricardo 1921a: 185; Lal 1960: 23; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 367; 1990a: 65; Mathew 2004: 114; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837A5D5ED7854B05FE1B5F03	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837B5D5ED7854C31FDF15DE7.text	B11A878D837B5D5ED7854C31FDF15DE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus maculatus (Fabricius 1775)	<div><p>Promachus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775)</p><p>Asilus maculatus Fabricius, 1775: 794 . Type locality: India [India orientali] [Type?, unknown].</p><p>Trupanea flavibarbis Macquart, 1838: 96 . Type locality: India (Puducherry) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Asilus copillus Walker, 1849: 389 . Type locality: unknown [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: West Godavari Dist.: Gopala-puram (village); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Sanivaram Forest (reserve); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Delhi: [no further locality]; Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Kerala: [no further locality]; Odisha [Orissa]: Gajapati Dist.: Narayanpur [Narayanapuram] (village); Puducherry [Pondichery]: [no further locality]; Rajasthan: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills [Shevaroys] (mountain); Uttar Pradesh: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Alipurduar Dist.: Alipurduar (city); Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kurseong (town); Jalpaiguri Dist.: Jalpaiguri (city); Kalimpong Dist.: Phaperkheti (village) (Fabricius 1775: 794; Macquart 1838: 96; Ricardo 1921b: 218; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 367; 1984b: 34; 1985: 67; 1989a: 201; 1990a: 65; 1995: 34; 1997b: 24; 1999b: 23; Parui &amp; Lahiri 1997: 360; Naskar et al. 2019a: 417; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia, Iran, Sri Lanka (Fabricius 1775: 794; Macquart 1838: 96; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 67; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1384).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837B5D5ED7854C31FDF15DE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837B5D5ED7854E8DFC1B59FB.text	B11A878D837B5D5ED7854E8DFC1B59FB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus marcii (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Promachus marcii (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea marcii Macquart, 1838: 97 . Type locality: Indonesia? [Indes orientales] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP]. Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara Dist.: Bandhani [Bhandairi] (village) (Ricardo 1921b: 214; Lal 1960: 24).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia? (Macquart 1838: 97; Ricardo 1921b: 214; Oldroyd 1975: 153).</p><p>* Promachus nedungaduensis Tomasovic, 2013</p><p>Promachus nedungaduensis Tomasovic, 2013: 6 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Nedungadu) [Holotype ♂, IRSNB]. Indian distribution: Puducherry: Karaikal Dist.: Nedungadu (town) (Tomasovic 2013: 6; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>* Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868</p><p>Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868: 177 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Car Nicobar) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Car Nicobar [Kar Nikobar] (island): [no further locality]; South Andaman Dist.: South Point (locality) (Schiner 1868: 177; Lal 1960: 25; Oldroyd 1975: 153; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 368; 1990a: 65; 1993c: 306).</p><p>* Promachus obscurus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Promachus obscurus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987e: 213 . Type locality: India (Odisha: Pandripani) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Odisha [Orissa]: Sundargarh Dist.: Pandripani [Panderipani] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987e: 214; 1990a: 65; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>* Promachus pseudocontractus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Promachus pseudocontractus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993c: 307 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Point) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Netaji Nagar (village); South Point (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 307).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837B5D5ED7854E8DFC1B59FB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83785D5DD7854DC9FBFE5D8A.text	B11A878D83785D5DD7854DC9FBFE5D8A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus pseudomaculatus Ricardo 1921	<div><p>Promachus pseudomaculatus Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Promachus pseudomaculatus Ricardo, 1921b: 218 . Type locality: Sri Lanka (Nilaveli; Kuchchaveli [Kuchavelli]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands (island): [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 67).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Ricardo 1921b: 218; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1975: 154).</p><p>* Promachus ramakrishnai Bromley, 1938</p><p>Promachus ramakrishnai Bromley, 1938: 867 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Taliparamba) [Holotype ♂, TNAU].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: 30 km S. Kanakapura (village); Kerala: Kannur Dist.: Taliparamba (suburb); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Nilgiris Dist.: Gudalur (town) (Bromley 1938: 868; Lal 1960: 25; Oldroyd 1975: 154; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 369; 1989a: 201; 1990a: 65; 1997b: 24; Mathew 2004: 114; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>* Promachus smithi Parui &amp; Joseph, 1994</p><p>Promachus smithi Parui &amp; Joseph, 1994: 200 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Chennai) [Holotype ♂, USNM]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city) (Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 202).</p><p>* Promachus tristis Bigot, 1892</p><p>Promachus tristis Bigot, 1892: 211 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Mahé) [Holotype ♀, lost].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kannur Dist.: Kannur (city); Puducherry: Mahé Dist.: Mahé (town); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city) (Bigot 1892: 211; Ricardo 1921a: 185; Lal 1960: 25; Oldroyd 1975: 155; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 370; 1990a: 65; Mathew 2004: 114; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83785D5DD7854DC9FBFE5D8A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83785D5DD7854EA9FBFD5A87.text	B11A878D83785D5DD7854EA9FBFD5A87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus varipes (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Promachus varipes (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea varipes Macquart, 1838: 97 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode [Charangode] (village); West Bengal [Bengal]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 97; Lal 1960: 26; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 370; 1987f: 158; 1990a: 65; 1997a: 119).</p><p>World distribution: India, Philippines? (Macquart 1838: 97; Oldroyd 1975: 155).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83785D5DD7854EA9FBFD5A87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83785D5DD78549ADFBDE5BDF.text	B11A878D83785D5DD78549ADFBDE5BDF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus westermannii (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Promachus westermannii (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea westermannii Macquart, 1838: 98 . Type locality: Indonesia (West Java) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP]. Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 98; Lal 1960: 26; Oldroyd 1975: 155; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 370; 1990a: 66).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Macquart 1838: 98; Oldroyd 1975: 155).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83785D5DD78549ADFBDE5BDF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83785D5CD7854895FC535C5B.text	B11A878D83785D5CD7854895FC535C5B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus yerburiensis Ricardo 1921	<div><p>Promachus yerburiensis Ricardo, 1921</p><p>Promachus yerburiensis Ricardo, 1921b: 220 . Type locality: Sri Lanka (Trincomalee) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor Dist.: Manchuru [Munchurulu] (village); East Godavari Dist.: Bendapudi [Bondavidi]; Eluru Dist.: Jalleru [Jellaru] Dam (reservior); Konaseema Dist.: Ramachandrapuram (town); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Sanivaram Forest (reserve); Vizianagaram Dist.: Thinnukarja Forest (reserve); West Godavari Dist.: Devarapalli [Dovarpalli] (village); Gopala-puram [Gopalpuram] (village); Assam: [no further locality]; Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere [Mudigore] (town); Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Suntikoppa [Santikoppa] (village); Shivamogga Dist.: Agumbe [Aghumbighat] (village); Uttara Kannada Dist.: Siddapura [Sidapur] (town); Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak (mountain); Odisha [Orissa]: Kendujhar Dist.: Ghatagaon [Ghat Gaon] (town); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city), Guindy (locality); Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Coimbatore (city); Tirunelveli Dist.: Dohnavur [Dohravour] (village); Kanyakumari [Cape Comarin]; Thoothukudi [Tuticorin] Dist.: Pearl Bank Fisheries (coast); Tirunelveli Dist.: Kuniyur (village); Telangana: Adilabad Dist.: Dimmadurthy [Dhimadurthi] (village); Kadam Forest (reserve); Riwazpet Forest (reserve); Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist.: Yellandu (town); Kothagudem [Kothagudam] Forest (reserve); Karimnagar Dist.: Surampet Forest (reserve); Khammam Dist.: Palagudem [Palasgudam] (village); Mancherial Dist.: Arsnath Forest (reserve); Jaipur Forest (reserve); Medak Dist.: Thirumalapur Forest (reserve); Medchal–Malkajgiri Dist.: Boduppal [Bodouppal] (city); Mallampet Forest (reserve); Shamirpet [Shameerpet] Deer Park (reserve); Nalgonda Dist.: Nampally [Nayam Palli] (town); Nirmal Dist.: Khanapur Forest (reserve); Nirmal Forest (reserve); Vikarabad Dist.: Ananthagiri (hill); Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Ricardo 1921b: 220; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 26; 1983a: 370; 1984b: 35; 1985: 68; 1987e: 214; 1987f: 158; 1990a: 66; 1995: 34; 1999b: 23; Mathew 2004: 114; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka (Ricardo 1921b: 220; Oldroyd 1975: 155; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 158).</p><p>Reminasus Lehr, 1979</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83785D5CD7854895FC535C5B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83795D5CD7854F18FF1B5813.text	B11A878D83795D5CD7854F18FF1B5813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Reminasus ephippium (Macquart 1855)	<div><p>Reminasus ephippium (Macquart, 1855)</p><p>Asilus ephippium Macquart, 1855: 62 . Type locality: India (Asie, Inde) [Holotype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Asilus pulcher Ricardo, 1922: 51 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Jhajra) [Syntype ♂, FRI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Jhajra (locality) (Macquart 1855: 62; Ricardo 1922: 51; Lal 1960: 15; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 342; 1990a: 47).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Iran, Mongolia, Sri Lanka (Macquart 1855: 62; Ricardo 1922: 51; Oldroyd 1975: 137; Hayat et al. 2008: 182; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1401).</p><p>Rhadiurgus Loew, 1849</p><p>* Rhadiurgus bifidus (Fabricius, 1805)</p><p>Dasypogon bifidus Fabricius, 1805: 170 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Tharangambadi) [Type?, NHMD]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquebar] (town) (Fabricius 1805: 170; Lal 1960: 39; Oldroyd 1975: 155; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 370; 1990a: 66).</p><p>Senoprosopis Macquart, 1838</p><p>* Senoprosopis diardii Macquart, 1838</p><p>Senoprosopis diardii Macquart, 1838: 130 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Macquart 1838: 131; Ricardo 1922: 73; Lal 1960: 40; Oldroyd 1975: 155; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 370; 1990a: 66; 1997a: 119).</p><p>Trichomachimus Engel, 1934</p><p>* Trichomachimus arnaudi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Trichomachimus arnaudi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 34 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Cherrapunji) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Cherrapunji (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 35; 1999a: 108).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83795D5CD7854F18FF1B5813	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83795D5BD7854B21FADA5F95.text	B11A878D83795D5BD7854B21FADA5F95.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Trichomachimus excelsus (Ricardo 1922)	<div><p>Trichomachimus excelsus (Ricardo, 1922)</p><p>Machimus excelsus Ricardo, 1922: 68 . Type locality: China (Tibet: Gyangzê [ Gyangtse]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Gangtok [Gantok] (city) (Ricardo 1922: 68; Lal 1960: 18; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 371; 1990a: 67; Parui 2003: 338).</p><p>World distribution: China, India (Ricardo 1922: 68; Oldroyd 1964b: 441; 1975: 156).</p><p>* Trichomachimus himachali Parui, Kaur &amp; Kapoor, 1999</p><p>Trichomachimus himachali Parui, Kaur &amp; Kapoor, 1999: 227 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Shimla) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Neora Valley National Park (reserve); Rachila (peak) (Parui et al. 1999: 227; Sen et al. 2016: 216; Naskar et al. 2019a: 420).</p><p>* Trichomachimus hirsutus (Bromley, 1935)</p><p>Machimus hirsutus Bromley, 1935: 220 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Dympep: gorge below Dak Bungalow) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Dympep [Dumpep] (village): gorge below Dak Bungalow (locale) (Bromley 1935: 221; Oldroyd 1975: 156; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 372; 1990a: 67; 1999a: 108).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83795D5BD7854B21FADA5F95	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837E5D5BD7854F59FCE15B9C.text	B11A878D837E5D5BD7854F59FCE15B9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Trichomachimus kashmirensis Oldroyd 1964	<div><p>Trichomachimus kashmirensis Oldroyd, 1964</p><p>Trichomachimus kashmirensis Oldroyd, 1964b: 446 . Type locality: India (Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Gulmarg) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Baramulla Dist.: Gulmarg (town) (Oldroyd 1964b: 447; 1975: 156; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 372; 1990a: 67).</p><p>World distribution: China, India (Oldroyd 1964b: 447).</p><p>* Trichomachimus omani Parui &amp; Joseph, 1994</p><p>Trichomachimus omani Parui &amp; Joseph, 1994: 202 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Dalhousie) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Dalhousie (town) (Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 204).</p><p>* Trichomachimus opulentus (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Asilus opulentus Walker, 1851: 150 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Walker 1851: 150; Ricardo 1922: 44; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 16; Oldroyd 1975: 156; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 372; 1989a: 201; 1990a: 67).</p><p>* Trichomachimus orientalis (Ricardo, 1922)</p><p>Asilus orientalis Ricardo, 1922: 46 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Khasi Hills) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: [no further locality]; Delhi: [no further locality]; Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Kashmir (region); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills); Odisha [Orissa]: Dhenkanal Dist.: Kapilash [Kapilas] Deer Park (reserve); Sikkim: East Sikkim Dist.: Tumen [Tumin] (village); Gangtok Dist.: Gangtok (city); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Ghum [Ghoom] (town); Gumti Gaon [Ghumti] (village); Kurseong (town); Soom (village) (Ricardo 1922: 46; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 16; Oldroyd 1975: 156; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 372; 1987e: 214; 1987f: 159; 1989a: 201; 1990a: 67; 1997a: 119; 1999a: 109; Parui 2003: 338).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837E5D5BD7854F59FCE15B9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837E5D5BD7854B52FEAF59FE.text	B11A878D837E5D5BD7854B52FEAF59FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Trichomachimus pubescens (Ricardo 1922)	<div><p>Trichomachimus pubescens (Ricardo, 1922)</p><p>Machimus pubescens Ricardo, 1922: 67 . Type locality: China (Tibet: Gyangzê [Gyangtse]); India (Sikkim: Gangtok) [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: East Siang Dist.: Ruksin [Baskem] (village); Himachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Baramulla Dist.: Gulmarg (town); Khilanmarg [Killanmarg] (meadow); Budgam Dist.: Yusmarg [Yusimarg] (hill station); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Gangtok [Gantok] (city); Uttarakhand: Garhwal Dist.: Nakuri (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kurseong (town); Haora Dist.: Debirpara [Debrapani] (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Neora Valley National Park (reserve); Rachila (peak) (Ricardo 1922: 67; Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 372; 1987c: 108; 1990a: 68; 1993e: 158; 1995: 36; 1997a: 125; Naskar et al. 2019a: 421; Parui 2003: 338).</p><p>World distribution: Afghanistan, China, India, Iran (Ricardo 1922: 67; Oldroyd 1964b: 442; 1975: 156; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1403).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837E5D5BD7854B52FEAF59FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837F5D5AD7854FA4FBC75A87.text	B11A878D837F5D5AD7854FA4FBC75A87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyrtopogon laphrides Walker 1851	<div><p>Cyrtopogon laphrides Walker, 1851</p><p>Cyrtopogon laphrides Walker, 1851: 99 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Dalhousie (town); Shimla Dist.: Narkanda (town); Shimla [Simla] (town), Mt. Hatu [Hattu] (locale); Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Mukteshwar [Muktesar] (village) (Walker 1851: 99; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 308; 1987c: 91; 1990a: 23).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Walker 1851: 99; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990b: 261; 1991: 243).</p><p>* Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935</p><p>Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935: 228 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Bakrota Hills, Hurst Cottage (locale) (Bromley 1935: 229; Lal 1960: 42; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 308; 1990a: 23).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837F5D5AD7854FA4FBC75A87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837F5D5AD7854DC9FEDE5C8F.text	B11A878D837F5D5AD7854DC9FEDE5C8F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Trichomachimus rubisetosus Oldroyd 1964	<div><p>Trichomachimus rubisetosus Oldroyd, 1964</p><p>Trichomachimus rubisetosus Oldroyd, 1964b: 445 . Type locality: China (Tibet: Tropde) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Sikkim: Mangan Dist.: Thangu [Tungu] (Valley) (Oldroyd 1964b: 446; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 372; 1990a: 68; Parui 2003: 338).</p><p>World distribution: China, India (Oldroyd 1964b: 446; 1975: 156).</p><p>Brachyrhopalinae Hardy, 1926 Cyrtopogon Loew, 1847</p><p>* Cyrtopogon khasiensis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Cyrtopogon khasiensis Bromley, 1935: 228 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Mairang: Nungbru Forest) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Mawphlang [Mawphlon] (village), near Dak Bungalow (locale); Eastern West Khasi Hills Dist.: Mairang [Mairong] (village), Nungbru Forest (locale); West Bengal: [no further locality] (Bromley 1935: 228; Lal 1960: 42; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 308; 1990a: 23; 1999a: 97).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837F5D5AD7854DC9FEDE5C8F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837F5D59D78549ACFA515F26.text	B11A878D837F5D59D78549ACFA515F26.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyrtopogon ornatus Oldroyd 1964	<div><p>Cyrtopogon ornatus Oldroyd, 1964</p><p>Cyrtopogon ornatus Oldroyd, 1964a: 242 . Type locality: Nepal (Taplejung) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Neora [Naora] Valley (reserve) (Hradský &amp; Geller-Grimm 1998: 105; Parui 1999b: 210).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Oldroyd 1964a: 242; Hradský &amp; Geller-Grimm 1998: 105).</p><p>Dasypogoninae Macquart, 1838 Dasypogon Meigen, 1803</p><p>* Dasypogon albonotata (Wiedemann, 1821)</p><p>Dioctria albonotata Wiedemann, 1821: 181 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♀, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengalia]: [no further locality] (Wiedemann 1821: 181; Lal 1960: 44).</p><p>* Dasypogon dorsalis Wiedemann, 1824</p><p>Dasypogon dorsalis Wiedemann, 1824: 27 . Type locality: India [India orient.] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Wiedemann 1824: 27; Lal 1960: 45).</p><p>* Dasypogon incisus Macquart, 1855</p><p>Dasypogon incisus Macquart, 1855: 49 . Type locality: India [Inde] [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Macquart 1855: 49; Lal 1960: 45).</p><p>Pegesimallus Loew, 1858</p><p>* Pegesimallus bhujungtarae Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Pegesimallus bhujungtarae Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 8 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bengaluru) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 9).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837F5D59D78549ACFA515F26	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837C5D59D7854CCDFD005DAF.text	B11A878D837C5D59D7854CCDFD005DAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pegesimallus volcatus (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Pegesimallus volcatus (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon volcatus Walker, 1849: 346 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Dasypogon hypsaon Walker, 1849: 348 . Type locality: China [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Dasypogon cerco Walker, 1849: 349 . Type locality: China (Hong Kong) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Cenopogon bifidus Wulp, 1898: 121 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling); Indonesia (Java: Sukabumi) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, HNHM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Kamrup Metropolitan Dist.: Guwahati [Gauhati] (city); Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Bajaura (town); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade [Pirmed] (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Sikkim: South Sikkim Dist.: Melli (town); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Uttar Pradesh: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Sukna (village); Jalpaiguri Dist.: Gorumara [Garumara] Forest (reserve); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Wulp 1898: 122; Lal 1960: 71; Londt 1980: 333; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 314; 1984b: 36; 1990a: 27; 1991: 244; 1995: 5; 1997a: 96; 1997b: 9; Parui 2003: 332; Pillai et al. 2023: 413).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Walker 1849: 348; Wulp 1898: 122; Londt 1980: 333; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1405).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837C5D59D7854CCDFD005DAF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837C5D58D7854945FC535813.text	B11A878D837C5D58D7854945FC535813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pegesimallus yerburyi Londt 1980	<div><p>Pegesimallus yerburyi Londt, 1980</p><p>Pegesimallus yerburyi Londt, 1980: 333 . Type locality: Sri Lanka (Thirunelveli [Trilaveli]) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Mullaperiyar Dam [Thekkadi Periyar Dam] (locale); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Sethumadai (village), 20 km SW Pollachi (locale) (Londt 1980: 334; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 27). World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Londt 1980: 334).</p><p>Saropogon Loew, 1847</p><p>* Saropogon hulli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Saropogon hulli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981a: 27 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Ernakulam Dist.: Idamalayar [Idamalaya] (tributary); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Coimbatore (city); Nilgiris Dist.: Gudalur (town); Naduvattam [Naduvatum] (town); Singara (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981a: 28; 1983a: 314; 1987c: 92; 1987d: 226; 1990a: 27; 1990b: 262; 1991: 244; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 191; Sen et al. 2016: 214; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Saropogon londti Parui, 1999</p><p>Saropogon londti Parui, 1999a: 216 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Naduvattam) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Naduvattam [Naduvatum] (town) (Parui 1999a: 216; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Saropogon meghalayensis Parui, 1999</p><p>Saropogon meghalayensis Parui, 1999a: 218 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Nongpoh Forest) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi Dist.: Nongpoh Forest (reserve) (Parui 1999a: 218).</p><p>* Saropogon scalare Bigot, 1878</p><p>Saropogon scalare Bigot, 1878: 413 . Type locality: India [Indiae orient.] [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 413; Lal 1960: 52; Oldroyd 1975: 123; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 315; 1990a: 27).</p><p>* Saropogon tigris Parui, 1999</p><p>Saropogon tigris Parui, 1999a: 214 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Bhimtal) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Bhimtal (town) (Parui 1999a: 215).</p><p>Laphriinae Macquart, 1838</p><p>Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856</p><p>* Andrenosoma choprai Bromley, 1935</p><p>Andrenosoma choprai Bromley, 1935: 227 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Singla) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Parambikulam (reserve); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 227; Lal 1960: 58; Oldroyd 1975: 105; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 286; 1990a: 13; 1997a: 86; 1998: 37).</p><p>Anoplothyrea Meijere, 1914</p><p>* Anoplothyrea indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Anoplothyrea indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987a: 129 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, CAS]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987a: 130; 1990a: 20; 1998: 126; Sen et al. 2016: 202; Tomasovic &amp; Constant 2017: 18).</p><p>Cormansis Walker, 1851</p><p>* Cormansis halictides Walker, 1851</p><p>Cormansis halictides Walker, 1851: 154 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 155; Lal 1960: 59; Oldroyd 1975: 105; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 286; 1990a: 13; 1998: 38).</p><p>Hyperechia Schiner, 1866</p><p>* Hyperechia xylocopiformis (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Laphria xylocopiformis Walker, 1849: 385 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Chennai) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Hebbala [Hebbal] (suburb); Hassan Dist.: Belur (town); Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Kerala Agricultural University (university), Vellayani Campus (locale); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: Chennai [Madras] (city); Salem Dist.: Yercaud (town) (Walker 1849: 386; Lal 1960: 59; Oldroyd 1975: 106; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 287; 1990a: 14; 1998: 41; Prathapan &amp; Sankararaman 2022: 3628; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>Laphria Meigen, 1803</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837C5D58D7854945FC535813	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D837D5D57D7854B21FE8A5F93.text	B11A878D837D5D57D7854B21FE8A5F93.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria alternans Wiedemann 1828	<div><p>Laphria alternans Wiedemann, 1828</p><p>Laphria alternans Wiedemann, 1828: 511 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Laphria senomera Macquart, 1838: 65 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: Margherita [Mergherita] (town); Kerala: Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Rajasthan: [no further locality]; Sikkim: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Sittong [Sitong] (valley) (Macquart 1838: 66; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 288; 1990a: 14; 1997a: 87; 1997b: 4; 1998: 45; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, Borneo, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines (Wiedemann 1828: 511; Macquart 1838: 66; Lal 1960: 63; Oldroyd 1975: 107; Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 87).</p><p>* Laphria assamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria assamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 215 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Tura) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 215; 1983a: 289; 1990a: 14; 1998: 46; 1999a: 93; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p><p>* Laphria chrysonota Hermann, 1914</p><p>Laphria chrysonota Hermann, 1914: 88 . Type locality: India [Ostindien] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Hermann 1914: 88; Oldroyd 1975: 108; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 290; 1998: 47).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D837D5D57D7854B21FE8A5F93	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83725D57D7854CA1FB315CC7.text	B11A878D83725D57D7854CA1FB315CC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria chrysotelus Walker 1855	<div><p>Laphria chrysotelus Walker, 1855</p><p>Laphria chrysotelus Walker, 1855: 552 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 60).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Indonesia (Walker 1855: 552; Lal 1960: 60; Oldroyd 1975: 108).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83725D57D7854CA1FB315CC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83725D57D7854FEDFA875D7B.text	B11A878D83725D57D7854FEDFA875D7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria dimidiata Macquart 1846	<div><p>Laphria dimidiata Macquart, 1846</p><p>Laphria dimidiata Macquart, 1846: 200 . Type locality: Philippines (Luzon: Manila [Manille]) [Holotype ♂, OUMNH]. Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 60; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 291; 1990a: 14; 1998: 49). World distribution: India, Indonesia, Philippines (Macquart 1846: 200; Lal 1960: 60; Oldroyd 1975: 108).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83725D57D7854FEDFA875D7B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83725D56D7854E39FD3758FF.text	B11A878D83725D56D7854E39FD3758FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria flava (Linnaeus 1761)	<div><p>Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)</p><p>Asilus flavus Linnaeus, 1761: 469 . Type locality: Sweden (Småland [Smolandia]) [Type?, LSL] .</p><p>Erax ferox Scopoli, 1763: 360 . Type locality: Slovenia [Carniola] [Type?, lost].</p><p>Erax conopsoides Scopoli, 1763: 361 . Type locality: Slovenia [Carniola] [Type?, lost].</p><p>Asilus fulvus Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785: 459. Type locality: France (Paris) [Type?, lost].</p><p>Asilus paedemontanus Fabricius, 1794: 378 . Type locality: Italy [Italia] [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>Laphria flava var. escorialensis Strobl, 1906: 300 . Type locality: Spain [Spanien] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMBA].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Dist.: Arla [Ahla] (village); Shimla Dist.: Narkanda (town); Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Baramulla Dist.: Gulmarg (town); Budgam Dist.: Yusmarg [Yusimarg] (hill station) (Lal 1960: 71; Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 220; 1990a: 15; 1998: 50).</p><p>World distribution: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey (Linnaeus 1761: 469; Scopoli 1763: 360; Fourcroy 1785: 459; Fabricius 1794: 378; Strobl 1906: 300; Lal 1960: 71; Hayat et al. 2008: 185; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1411).</p><p>* Laphria frommeri Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria frommeri Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 219 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai [Anamalai] Hills (region); Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 219; 1983a: 292; 1990a: 15; 1990b: 261; 1998: 52; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584).</p><p>* Laphria furva Wulp, 1898</p><p>Laphria furva Wulp, 1898: 127 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, HNHM].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) (Wulp 1898: 128; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 109; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 292; 1990a: 15; 1997a: 87; 1998: 53).</p><p>* Laphria fuscata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Laphria fuscata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 4 . Type locality: India (Kerala: 26 km N. Munnar) [Holotype ♂, KGC]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: 26 km N. Munnar (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 5; 1998: 54; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Laphria gilvoides Wulp, 1898</p><p>Laphria gilvoides Wulp, 1898: 124 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, HNHM]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) (Wulp 1898: 125; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 109; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 292; 1990a: 15; 1997a: 87; 1998: 55).</p><p>* Laphria hirticornis Guérin-Méneville, 1835</p><p>Laphria hirticornis Guérin-Méneville, 1835: pl. 94. Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♀, unknown]. Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Guérin-Méneville 1835: pl. 94; Oldroyd 1975: 112).</p><p>* Laphria indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 216 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 216; 1983a: 293; 1987d: 223; 1990a: 15; 1995: 1; 1998: 56; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Laphria keralaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria keralaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 218 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 218; 1983a: 293; 1990a: 15; 1995: 2; 1998: 57; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Laphria luteopilosa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria luteopilosa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 216 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Tura) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Nagaon Dist.: Gatanga (village): Kaziranga (reserve); Tinsukia Dist.: 4.8 km N.E. Digboi (town); Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town); Sikkim: [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 216; 1983a: 293; 1987f: 147; 1990a: 15; 1995: 2; 1998: 57; 1999a: 93; Parui 2003: 331; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p><p>* Laphria nathani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria nathani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 217 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere (town); Kodagu Dist.: Ammathi (town); Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Shivamogga Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbi Ghat] (village); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade [Pirmed] (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Vythiri [Vayittri] (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Valparai (town); Nilgiris Dist.: 16 km SW. Gudalur (town); Cherangode (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 217; 1983a: 293; 1987b: 83; 1990a: 15; 1991: 243; 1995: 2; 1997b: 5; 1998: 60; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 190; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Laphria nigrohirsuta Lichtwardt, 1909</p><p>Laphria nigrohirsuta Lichtwardt, 1909: 125 . Type locality: India (Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Kashmir) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Kashmir (region) (Lichtwardt 1909: 126; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 110; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 294; 1990a: 15; 1998: 62).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83725D56D7854E39FD3758FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83735D56D7854BB5FBC959FB.text	B11A878D83735D56D7854BB5FBC959FB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria orientalis Joseph & Parui 1981	<div><p>Laphria orientalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Laphria orientalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 214 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Tura) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: Margherita (town); Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town); Nagaland: Kohima Dist.: Kohima (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 214; 1983a: 294; 1990a: 15; 1999a: 93; 1998: 63; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 214; 1998: 63).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83735D56D7854BB5FBC959FB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83705D55D7854DC9FDDC5C7E.text	B11A878D83705D55D7854DC9FDDC5C7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria reinwardtii Wiedemann 1828	<div><p>Laphria reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828</p><p>Laphria reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828: 503 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♂, RMNH].</p><p>Asilus apicata Walker, 1849: 436 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Laphria fervens Walker, 1855: 554 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra) [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Laphria saeva Walker, 1855: 554 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra) [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 63).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, India, Indonesia, Malaysia (Wiedemann 1828: 503; Lal 1960: 63; Oldroyd 1975: 110).</p><p>* Laphria semifulva Bigot, 1878</p><p>Laphria semifulva Bigot, 1878: 223 . Type locality: India [Ind. orient.] [Syntype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 223; Lal 1960: 62; Oldroyd 1975: 111; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 295; 1990a: 15; 1998: 64).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83705D55D7854DC9FDDC5C7E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83705D55D7854F35FCBB5D57.text	B11A878D83705D55D7854F35FCBB5D57.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria valparaiensis Joseph & Parui 1997	<div><p>Laphria valparaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Laphria valparaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 5 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Valparai) [Holotype ♂, KGC]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 5; 1998: 65; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 5).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83705D55D7854F35FCBB5D57	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83705D54D7854E1DFC475D1F.text	B11A878D83705D54D7854E1DFC475D1F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann 1828	<div><p>Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828</p><p>Laphria vulcanus Wiedemann, 1828: 514 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Choerades aurigena Walker, 1851: 109 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java or Sumatra) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Laphria blumei Wulp, 1872: 170 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 62).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Wiedemann 1828: 514; Oldroyd 1975: 111).</p><p>Laphystia Loew, 1847</p><p>* Laphystia indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Laphystia indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997a: 87 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Bamangola) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Bamangola (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 89; 1998: 68).</p><p>Laxenecera Macquart, 1838</p><p>* Laxenecera albibarbis Macquart, 1838</p><p>Laxenecera albibarbis Macquart, 1838: 77 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Delhi: North Delhi Dist.: Delhi University (locale); Gujarat: Kheda Dist.: Nadiad (city); Rajkot Dist.: Rajkot (city); Surat Dist.: Surat (city); Vadodara Dist.: Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town); Karnataka: Kalaburagi Dist.: Kalaburagi [Gulbarga] (city); Madhya Pradesh: [no further locality]; Maharashtra: Nagpur Dist.: Nagpur (city); Rajasthan: Sirohi Dist.: Abu Road (city); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Ranthambore (reserve); Uttar Pradesh [United Provinces]: Prayagraj Dist.: Prayagraj [Allahabad] (city); West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Bhaluka [Bhaluk] Station (locale) (Macquart 1838: 78; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 297; 1987c: 89; 1990a: 16; 1990c: 104; 1993a: 123; 1993b: 90; 1993c: 295; 1997a: 90; 1997b: 6; 1998: 71; Parui &amp; Lahiri 1997: 360; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149).</p><p>* Laxenecera bengalensis (Wiedemann, 1821)</p><p>Laphria bengalensis Wiedemann, 1821: 237 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengalia]: [no further locality] (Wiedemann 1821: 237; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 297; 1990a: 16; 1997a: 90; 1998: 72).</p><p>* Laxenecera flavibarbis Macquart, 1838</p><p>Laxenecera flavibarbis Macquart, 1838: 77 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Goa: South Goa Dist.: Mormugao (subdistrict): Chicalim [Chiquilim Point] (village); Gujarat: Panchmahal Dist.: Pavagadh [Pavagarh] (hill); Surat Dist.: Surat (city); Vadodara Dist.: Pipli [Pipae] (village); Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Maharashtra: Mumbai Suburban Dist.: Sanjay Gandhi [Borivli] National Park (reserve); Nagpur Dist.: Nagpur (city); Thane Dist.: Kasara (town); Rajasthan: Alwar Dist.: Sariska (reserve); Bundi Dist.: Indergarh (city); Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Sawai Madhopur Dist.: Choru (village); Ranthambore (reserve); Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: Hyderabad (city); Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj Dist.: Prayagraj [Allahabad] (city); West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Macquart 1838: 78; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 297; 1989a: 193; 1990a: 16; 1993a: 123; 1993b: 90; 1995: 2; 1997a: 90; 1997b: 6; 1998: 73; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 190; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149).</p><p>* Laxenecera sexfasciata (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Acurana sexfasciata Walker, 1851: 107 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 108; Oldroyd 1975: 112; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 297; 1990a: 16; 1998: 74).</p><p>Maira Schiner, 1866</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83705D54D7854E1DFC475D1F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83715D54D7854ED4FD50584B.text	B11A878D83715D54D7854ED4FD50584B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira aenea (Fabricius 1805)	<div><p>Maira aenea (Fabricius, 1805)</p><p>Laphria aenea Fabricius, 1805: 161 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Ambon) [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>Laphria cyanea Macquart, 1834: 286 . Type locality: Papua New Guinea [Nouvelle-Guinée] [Type?, unknown].</p><p>Laphria colorata Boisduval, 1835: 661 . Type locality: Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelgao [New England, Carteret Harbour]) [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Laphria pellucida Doleschall, 1857: 396 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Ambon) [Type?, ZMHB] .</p><p>Laphria comes Walker, 1858: 85 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Laphria consors Walker, 1858: 85 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Laphria requisita Walker, 1859: 105 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sulawesi) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Laphria replens Walker, 1861c: 234 . Type locality: Indonesia ( Western New Guinea [Irian Jaya]: Dorey) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Maira pachycera Bigot, 1878: 232 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Waigeo [ Waigiou]) [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 65).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand (Fabricius 1805: 161; Macquart 1834: 286; Lal 1960: 65; Oldroyd 1975: 112).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83715D54D7854ED4FD50584B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83715D54D7854B68FDB159FB.text	B11A878D83715D54D7854B68FDB159FB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira aurifacies (Macquart 1848)	<div><p>Maira aurifacies (Macquart, 1848)</p><p>Laphria aurifacies Macquart, 1848: 182 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku Islands [Moluques]) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP]. Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands (island): [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 66; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 298; 1990a: 17; 1998: 77).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Macquart 1848: 183; Lal 1960: 66; Oldroyd 1975: 113).</p><p>* Maira bicolor Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Maira bicolor Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 223 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Sukna) [Holotype ♂, BPBM]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Sukna (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 225; 1990a: 17; 1997a: 90; 1998: 78; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83715D54D7854B68FDB159FB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83765D53D7854DC8FAD45FBE.text	B11A878D83765D53D7854DC8FAD45FBE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira compta (Walker 1860)	<div><p>Maira compta (Walker, 1860)</p><p>Laphria compta Walker, 1860a: 146 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Ambon [ Amboyna]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 66; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 298; 1990a: 17; 1998: 79). World distribution: India, Indonesia (Walker 1860a: 146; Lal 1960: 66; Oldroyd 1975: 113).</p><p>* Maira delfinadoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Maira delfinadoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 220 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Tura) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 220; 1983a: 299; 1990a: 17; 1999a: 93; 1998: 80; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83765D53D7854DC8FAD45FBE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83765D53D7854F74FC515B9C.text	B11A878D83765D53D7854F74FC515B9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira gloriosa (Walker 1858)	<div><p>Maira gloriosa (Walker, 1858)</p><p>Laphria gloriosa Walker, 1858: 84 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. Maira kollari Wulp, 1872: 201 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Obi) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 67; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 299; 1990a: 17; 1998: 82). World distribution: India, Indonesia (Walker 1858: 84; Lal 1960: 67; Oldroyd 1975: 113).</p><p>* Maira indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Maira indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 90 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Magi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Siang Dist.: Magi [Maghi Basti] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 91; 1990a: 17; 1998: 83; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p><p>* Maira longirostrata Bromley, 1935</p><p>Maira longirostrata Bromley, 1935: 227 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Singla) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 228; Lal 1960: 67; Oldroyd 1975: 114; Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 221; 1983a: 299; 1990a: 17; 1997a: 91; 1998: 84; 1999a: 94).</p><p>* Maira paria Bigot, 1878</p><p>Maira paria Bigot, 1878: 230 . Type locality: India [Indiae orient.] [Holotype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 230; Lal 1960: 68; Oldroyd 1975: 114; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 300; 1990a: 17; 1998: 85).</p><p>* Maira pseudoindiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Maira pseudoindiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 3 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi) [Holotype ♂, CAS]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 4; 1998: 86; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83765D53D7854F74FC515B9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83765D52D7854B52FE545BDF.text	B11A878D83765D52D7854B52FE545BDF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira splendida (Guerin-Meneville 1831)	<div><p>Maira splendida (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)</p><p>Laphria splendida Guérin-Méneville, 1831: pl. 20, fig. 7. Type locality: unknown [Syntype ♀, unknown].</p><p>Laphria spectabilis Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 292 . Unjustified/unnecessary new replacement name.</p><p>Laphria kubinyii Doleschall, 1857: 397 . Type locality: Indonesia (Ambon [Amboina]) [Type?, lost].</p><p>Laphria socia Walker, 1858: 84 . Type locality: (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Laphria congrua Walker, 1861a: 277 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Bacan) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Laphria consurgens Walker, 1861a: 278 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Bacan) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Maira waigiensis Bigot, 1878: 232 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku: Waigeo [Waigiou]) [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands (island): [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 67; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 301; 1990a: 18).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Doleschall 1857: 397; Lal 1960: 67; Oldroyd 1975: 114).</p><p>Nusa Walker, 1851</p><p>* Nusa aequalis Walker, 1851</p><p>Nusa aequalis Walker, 1851: 105 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 106; Ricardo 1927: 207; Lal 1960: 68; Oldroyd 1975: 115; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 301; 1987g: 135; 1990a: 18; 1998: 90).</p><p>* Nusa andhraensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Nusa andhraensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 3 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Gajalpalli Forest Rest House, Mahananda Road) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Nandyal Dist.: Gajulapalli [Gajalpally] (village), Forest Rest House, Mahananda Road (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 93; 1999b: 5).</p><p>* Nusa balraji Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Nusa balraji Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 5 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Gajulapalli) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Nandyal Dist.: Gajulapalli [Gajalpalli] (village); Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 94; 1999b: 7).</p><p>* Nusa bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Nusa bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987g: 136 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Chapramari Forest) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Jalpaiguri Dist.: Chapramari Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987g: 136; 1990a: 18; 1997a: 91; 1998: 96; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Nusa bhargavai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Nusa bhargavai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993a: 124 . Type locality: India (Gujarat: Kukasvada) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Gujarat: Junagadh Dist.: Gorakh Madhi [Garakmandi] (village); Kukasvada [Kukusvada] (village); Rajkot Dist.: Rajkot (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993a: 125; 1998: 98; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128).</p><p>* Nusa elva (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Asilus elva Walker, 1849: 445 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Cachar Dist.: Silchar [Silcuri] (city); Gujarat: Junagadh Dist.: Dari [Veraval Dari] (village); Sidokar [Sidhakar] (village); Rajkot Dist.: Targhadia [Targharia] (village); West Bengal [North Bengal]: [no further locality] (Walker 1849: 445; Ricardo 1927: 207; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 69; Oldroyd 1975: 115; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 301; 1987g: 137; 1990a: 18; 1993a: 125; 1997a: 91; 1998: 99; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83765D52D7854B52FE545BDF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83775D4FD7854894FAE35D1F.text	B11A878D83775D4FD7854894FAE35D1F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nusa formio Walker 1851	<div><p>Nusa formio Walker, 1851</p><p>Nusa formio Walker, 1851: 106 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills [Shevaroys] (mountain) (Walker 1851: 107; Ricardo 1927: 208; Lal 1960: 69; Oldroyd 1975: 115; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 302; 1987g: 138; 1990a: 19; 1997b: 6; 1998: 100). World distribution: China, India, Sri Lanka (Walker 1851: 107; Ricardo 1927: 208; Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 101).</p><p>* Nusa geniculata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Nusa geniculata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 6 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Jagalbet) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Uttara Kannada Dist.: Jagalbet (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 7; 1998: 102).</p><p>* Nusa ghorpadei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Nusa ghorpadei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987g: 138 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Sanduru) [Holotype ♂, KGC]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bellary Dist.: Sanduru [Sandur] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987g: 139; 1990a: 19; 1998: 103; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Nusa indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Nusa indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987g: 139 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Emmiganur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bellary Dist.: Emmiganur [Yemmiganur] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987g: 139; 1990a: 19; 1998: 105; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Nusa karikalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989</p><p>Nusa karikalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989a: 193 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Kurumbagaram) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Puducherry: Karaikal Dist.: Kurumbagaram [Bagaram: Kurum] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1989a: 194; 1998: 106; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 190; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Nusa mukherjeei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Nusa mukherjeei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997a: 91 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Gangarampur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Dinajpur Dist.: Gangarampur (city); Malda Dist.: Alal (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 92; 1998: 108).</p><p>* Nusa premilaae Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Nusa premilaae Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999a: 94 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Damalgiri) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Damalgiri (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999a: 95).</p><p>* Nusa pseudoalbibasis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Nusa pseudoalbibasis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987g: 140 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Thenmala) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kollam Dist.: Thenmala [Tenmalai] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987g: 140; 1990a: 19; 1998: 109; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 210; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Nusa rajasthanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Nusa rajasthanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 90 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Balsamand) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 92; 1998: 110).</p><p>* Nusa sahai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Nusa sahai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 7 . Type locality: India (Kerala: 10 km E. Nilambur) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Malappuram Dist.: 10 km E. Nilambur [Nolambur] (town); Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Valparai-Chalakudi] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 7; 1998: 112; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414).</p><p>* Nusa setosa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Nusa setosa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 92 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Jai Narain Vyas University) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Jodhpur Dist.: Jai Narain Vyas University [Jodhpur University] Campus (locale); Udaipur Dist.: Chor Bawadi [Bavadchoraya] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 93; 1998: 113).</p><p>* Nusa shevaroyensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Nusa shevaroyensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993d: 101 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Shevaroy Hills) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993d: 102; 1998: 114).</p><p>* Nusa sirkari Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Nusa sirkari Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 7 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Kolleru Lake) [Holotype ♂, KGC]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Kolleru Lake (lake) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 8; 1998: 116).</p><p>Opeatocerus Hermann, 1912</p><p>* Opeatocerus purpuratus (Westwood, 1850)</p><p>Atomosia purpurata Westwood, 1850: 233 . Type locality: India [India Orientali] [Holotype?, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: 16 km N. of Tinsukia (town); Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Siju Cave Area (cave); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Pykara (village) (Westwood 1850: 233; Lal 1960: 59; Oldroyd 1975: 118; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 306; 1987f: 148; 1990a: 21; 1995: 4; 1998: 130; 1999a: 96).</p><p>Orthogonis Hermann, 1914</p><p>* Orthogonis andamanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Orthogonis andamanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981b: 221 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Wright Myo) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Wright Myo (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981b: 221; 1983a: 302; 1990a: 19; 1990c: 104; 1993c: 296; 1998: 119; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>Pogonosoma Rondani, 1856</p><p>* Pogonosoma cedrusa Ricardo, 1927</p><p>Pogonosoma cedrusa Ricardo, 1927: 211 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Fagu) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla [Simla] Dist.: Fagu (mountain); Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Khasi Hills (hills) (Ricardo 1927: 211; Lal 1960: 69; Oldroyd 1975: 116; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 303; 1990a: 19; 1998: 121; 1999a: 95).</p><p>Pseudonusa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989</p><p>* Pseudonusa andhraensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989</p><p>Pseudonusa andhraensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989c: 28 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Gajulapalli, Forest Rest House) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Nandyal Dist.: Gajulapalli [Gajalpalli] (village), Forest Rest House (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1989c: 29; 1998: 123; Sen et al. 2016: 213).</p><p>Trichardis Hermann, 1906</p><p>* Trichardis indica Londt, 2008</p><p>Trichardis indica Londt, 2008: 208 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kurseong) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kurseong (town) (Londt 2008: 208).</p><p>Leptogastrinae Schiner, 1862 Ammophilomima Enderlein, 1914</p><p>* Ammophilomima australis Martin, 1973</p><p>Ammophilomima australis Martin, 1973: 448 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Palani Hills) [Holotype ♂, BPBM]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town): Palani [Pulney] Hills (mountain) (Martin 1973: 448).</p><p>* Ammophilomima indiae Martin, 1973</p><p>Ammophilomima indiae Martin, 1973: 453 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, BPBM]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Walayar Forest (reserve); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Devala (town); Singara (village) (Martin 1973: 453).</p><p>* Ammophilomima simila Martin, 1973</p><p>Ammophilomima simila Martin, 1973: 457 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai Hills) [Holotype ♀, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Anaimalai [Anomalai] Hills (region) (Martin 1973: 457).</p><p>Euscelidia Westwood, 1850</p><p>* Euscelidia abbreviata Dikow, 2003</p><p>Euscelidia abbreviata Dikow, 2003: 15 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Mudigere) [Holotype ♂, NHMD]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Gudalur (town) (Dikow 2003: 16).</p><p>* Euscelidia cobice Dikow, 2003</p><p>Euscelidia cobice Dikow, 2003: 42 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Mudigere) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere (town); Kodagu Dist.: Kodagu (hill station) (Dikow 2003: 42).</p><p>* Euscelidia glabra Dikow, 2003</p><p>Euscelidia glabra Dikow, 2003: 66 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Jog Falls) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga Dist.: Jog Falls [Gersoppa] (waterfall) (Dikow 2003: 67).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83775D4FD7854894FAE35D1F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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B11A878D836A5D4FD7854ED5FC665B3B.text	B11A878D836A5D4FD7854ED5FC665B3B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euscelidia marion (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Euscelidia marion (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Leptogaster marion Walker, 1849: 484 . Type locality: India (West Bengal [ North Bengal]) [Lectotype?, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Vijayanagara Dist.: Huvina Hadagali [Hadagali] (town); Kerala: Kannur Dist.: Taliparamba (suburb); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); West Bengal [North Bengal]: [no further locality] (Walker 1849: 484; Lal 1960: 3; Oldroyd 1975: 100; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 278; 1990a: 10; 1997a: 85; 1998: 18; Dikow 2003: 82).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Walker 1849: 484; Dikow 2003: 82).</p><p>* Euscelidia splendida Dikow, 2003</p><p>Euscelidia splendida Dikow, 2003: 109 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Mudigere) [Holotype ♂, NHMD]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere (town) (Dikow 2003: 110).</p><p>Leptogaster Meigen, 1803</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836A5D4FD7854ED5FC665B3B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836A5D4FD78548F8FA485837.text	B11A878D836A5D4FD78548F8FA485837.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leptogaster albimanus Walker 1858	<div><p>Leptogaster albimanus Walker, 1858</p><p>Leptogaster albimanus Walker, 1858: 89 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Lal 1960: 3; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 279; 1990a: 10; 1991: 241; 1998: 20; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 414). World distribution: India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka (Walker 1858: 89; Lal 1960: 3; Oldroyd 1975: 101).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836A5D4FD78548F8FA485837	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836A5D4ED7854BFCFB615CC6.text	B11A878D836A5D4ED7854BFCFB615CC6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leptogaster basilaris Coquillett 1898	<div><p>Leptogaster basilaris Coquillett, 1898</p><p>Leptogaster basilaris Coquillett, 1898: 311 . Type locality: Japan [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 280; 1990a: 11; 1997a: 85; 1998: 21).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines (Coquillett 1898: 311; Oldroyd 1975: 101; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 280).</p><p>* Leptogaster cheriani Bromley, 1938</p><p>Leptogaster cheriani Bromley, 1938: 863 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, TNAU]. Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Alwar Dist.: Sariska (reserve); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Compound (locale) (Bromley 1938: 864; Lal 1960: 3; Oldroyd 1975: 101; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 280; 1987c: 89; 1990a: 11; 1993b: 89; 1998: 22).</p><p>* Leptogaster ophionea Frey, 1937</p><p>Leptogaster ophionea Frey, 1937: 44 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kolkata) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, FMNH]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Frey 1937: 44; Oldroyd 1975: 103; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 282; 1990a: 11; 1997a: 86; 1998: 23).</p><p>* Leptogaster rufescens (Frey, 1937)</p><p>Leptogaster (Ammophilomima) rufescens Frey, 1937: 47 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kolkata) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, FMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city) (Frey 1937: 47; Lal 1960: 4; Martin 1973: 461; Oldroyd 1975: 100; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 277; 1990a: 10; 1997a: 85; 1998: 16).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836A5D4ED7854BFCFB615CC6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836B5D4DD7854FECFC6E5CF7.text	B11A878D836B5D4DD7854FECFC6E5CF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leptogaster simplex Bigot 1878	<div><p>Leptogaster simplex Bigot, 1878</p><p>Leptogaster simplex Bigot, 1878: 444 . Type locality: Sri Lanka [Ceylan] [Holotype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 444; Lal 1960: 4; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 278; 1990a: 10; 1998: 19; Dikow 2003: 5).</p><p>World distribution: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka (Bigot 1878: 444; Oldroyd 1975: 100).</p><p>Lobus Martin, 1972</p><p>* Lobus bandipurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Lobus bandipurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993d: 99 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Bandipur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993d: 100; 1998: 26).</p><p>* Lobus evenhuisi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1991</p><p>Lobus evenhuisi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1991: 241 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, BPBM]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1991: 243; 1998: 27; Sen et al. 2016: 206).</p><p>* Lobus himalayae Martin, 1972</p><p>Lobus himalayae Martin, 1972: 15 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Martin 1972: 16; Oldroyd 1975: 103; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 283; 1990a: 11; 1998: 28).</p><p>* Lobus jairami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Lobus jairami Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984a: 250 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Edapalayam) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kollam Dist.: Edapalayam [Edapaliyam] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984a: 251; 1990a: 11; 1998: 29; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 206; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Lobus keralae Martin, 1972</p><p>Lobus keralae Martin, 1972: 13 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Walayar Forest) [Holotype ♂, CHM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Walayar Forest (reserve) (Martin 1972: 14; Oldroyd 1975: 103; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 283; 1990a: 11; 1998: 30; Mathew 2004: 113; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Lobus lineatus Naskar, Banerjee &amp; Parui, 2018</p><p>Lobus lineatus Naskar, Banerjee &amp; Parui, 2018: 22 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Siliguri) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Siliguri [Sureil] (city) (Naskar et al. 2018: 22).</p><p>* Lobus martini Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Lobus martini Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983c: 67 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Konnakuzhy) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Ernakulam Dist.: Idamalayar [Idamalaya] (tributary); Malayattoor (village); Thrissur Dist.: Kanimangalam [Kannimangalam] (suburb); Konnakuzhy [Konnakuzhi] (village); Punjab: Rupnagar Dist.: Nangal (town), Forest Rest House (locale); Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: Manjeera [Manjira] Road (locale), 18 km away from Hyderabad (city); Nalgonda Dist.: Nampally [Nayam Palli] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 283; 1983c: 69; 1990a: 11; 1998: 32; 1999b: 1; Mathew 2004: 113; Parui et al. 2006: 91; Sen et al. 2016: 207; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Lobus pandai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Lobus pandai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 1 . Type locality: India (Telangana: Pakhal Forest) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 33; 1999b: 2).</p><p>Ommatiinae Hardy, 1927 Cophinopoda Hull, 1958</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836B5D4DD7854FECFC6E5CF7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83685D4DD7854FBCFCD259FE.text	B11A878D83685D4DD7854FBCFCD259FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cophinopoda chinensis (Fabricius 1794)	<div><p>Cophinopoda chinensis (Fabricius, 1794)</p><p>Asilus chinensis Fabricius, 1794: 383 . Type locality: China [Lectotype?, NHMD].</p><p>Dasypogon flavescens Fabricius, 1805: 169 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra) [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>Ommatius fulvidus Wiedemann, 1821: 214 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Ommatius coryphe Walker, 1849: 469 . Type locality: unknown [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Ommatius pennus Walker, 1849: 469 . Type locality: Korea [corea] [Lectotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Port Blair (city): Chidiya Tapu [Chiriatapu] (beach), Corbyn’s Cove Beach (beach), Rutland Island (island); Andhra Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town); Kokrajhar Dist.: Raimona (reserve); Tinsukia Dist.: Rupai (village); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Kerala: Thrissur [Trichur] Dist.: Valapad (village); Meghalaya: East Garo Hills Dist.: Darugiri [Darugimi] Forest Rest House (locale); East Khasi Hills Dist.: Cherrapunji (town); Odisha [Orissa]: Cuttack Dist.: Cuttack (city); Rajasthan: Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Sikkim: Pakyong Dist.: Rangpo (town): Mining [Miming] (locality); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Tripura: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi Dist.: Harsil [Herseil] (village); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1964a: 250; Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 95; 1987e: 209; 1987f: 151; 1990a: 36; 1990b: 265; 1990c: 104; 1993b: 100; 1993c: 299; 1995: 14; 1997a: 103; 1998: 161; 1999a: 99; Parui 2003: 332; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Sri Lanka (Fabricius 1794: 383; 1805: 169; Walker 1849: 469; Lal 1960: 70; Oldroyd 1964a: 250; 1975: 129).</p><p>Emphysomera Schiner, 1867</p><p>* Emphysomera bengalensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Ommatius bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 228 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Sukna) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Gasuapara (village); Sibbari (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Sukna (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 229; 1990a: 38; 1997a: 105; 1998: 191; 1999a: 100; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 209; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Emphysomera biharensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Ommatius biharensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987f: 151 . Type locality: India (Bihar: Pusa) [Holotype ♂, USNM]. Indian distribution: Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa [Puca] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 152; 1998: 192; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 204; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83685D4DD7854FBCFCD259FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83695D4CD7854DC9FB995CC7.text	B11A878D83695D4CD7854DC9FB995CC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Emphysomera conopsoides Wiedemann 1828	<div><p>Emphysomera conopsoides Wiedemann, 1828</p><p>Ommatius conopsoides Wiedemann, 1828: 422 . Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, ZMHB].</p><p>Emphysomera peregrinus Wulp, 1872: 253 . Type locality: Borneo; Indonesia (Maluku) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Upper Subansiri Dist.: Dego [Dejoo] (village); Manipur: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 13; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 330; 1983b: 97; 1990a: 40; 1997a: 105; 1998: 226).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Loas, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand (Wiedemann 1828: 422; Bromley 1935: 230; Oldroyd 1975: 131; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 215).</p><p>* Emphysomera gopalpurensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Ommatius gopalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 98 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Gopalpur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: North 24 Parganas Dist.: Gopalpur (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 99; 1990a: 38; 1997a: 105; 1998: 201; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 204; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83695D4CD7854DC9FB995CC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83695D4CD7854FEDFA8E5DE7.text	B11A878D83695D4CD7854FEDFA8E5DE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Emphysomera jonesi (Joseph & Parui 1985)	<div><p>Emphysomera jonesi (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985)</p><p>Ommatius jonesi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 57 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Ranikhet) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Ranikhet (town); Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Phaperkheti (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 57; 1987f: 153; 1990a: 39; 1998: 209; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 218; Sen et al. 2016: 211; Naskar et al. 2019a: 416).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Vietnam (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 57; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 218).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83695D4CD7854FEDFA8E5DE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83695D4BD7854E8DFC755B3B.text	B11A878D83695D4BD7854E8DFC755B3B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Emphysomera niger Schiner 1868	<div><p>Emphysomera niger Schiner, 1868</p><p>Emphysomera niger Schiner, 1868: 195 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands: Southern Group) [Holotype ♀, NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Southern Group [Sambelong] (islands) (Schiner 1868: 195; Lal 1960: 7; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 334; 1998: 223).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Schiner 1868: 195; Oldroyd 1975: 134).</p><p>* Emphysomera pseudodravidicus (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983)</p><p>Ommatius pseudodravidicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 91 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 335; 1983b: 91; 1990a: 40; 1998: 230; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 205; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>* Emphysomera tectura Scarbrough &amp; Marascia, 1999</p><p>Emphysomera tectura Scarbrough &amp; Marascia, 1999: 225 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Hooker’s Estate) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>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 &amp; Marascia 1999: 226; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Emphysomera truncatus (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Ommatius truncatus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 19 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Devarayana Durga) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Tumakuru Dist.: Devarayana Durga [Devarayadurga] (town); Namada Chilume (spring) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 20; 1990a: 41; 1998: 246; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 205; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>Merodontina Enderlein, 1914</p><p>* Merodontina carmichaeli (Bromley, 1935)</p><p>Ommatius carmichaeli Bromley, 1935: 225 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Singla) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 330; 1990a: 38; 1997a: 105; 1998: 163).</p><p>* Merodontina indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Merodontina indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 32 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Almora) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Almora (town); West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong Road (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 33; 1990a: 36; 1998: 165; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p><p>* Merodontina robusta Ramachandra Rao &amp; Parui, 1969</p><p>Merodontina robusta Ramachandra Rao &amp; Parui, 1969: 110 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Dengzi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: West Kameng Dist.: Dengzi (village); Pinjoli [Pinjuli] (village) (Ramachandra Rao &amp; Parui 1969: 113; Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 327; 1990a: 36; 1998: 166; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p><p>* Merodontina sikkimensis Enderlein, 1914</p><p>Merodontina sikkimensis Enderlein, 1914a: 262 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♂, MIZ PAS].</p><p>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 &amp; Parui 1969: 110; Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 327; 1990a: 36; 1998: 167; Parui 2003: 333).</p><p>* Merodontina spinulosa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Merodontina spinulosa Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 13 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: 2 km S. Nongpoh) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi Dist.: 2 km S. Nongpoh (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 13; 1998: 169; 1999a: 99; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 193).</p><p>Michotamia Macquart, 1838</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83695D4BD7854E8DFC755B3B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836E5D4BD78548F9FBDE5813.text	B11A878D836E5D4BD78548F9FBDE5813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Michotamia analis Macquart 1838	<div><p>Michotamia analis Macquart, 1838</p><p>Michotamia analis Macquart, 1838: 72 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengale]: [no further locality] (Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 327; 1990a: 36; 1998: 171).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Macquart 1838: 73; Oldroyd 1975: 130).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836E5D4BD78548F9FBDE5813	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836E5D4BD7854B21FB45590F.text	B11A878D836E5D4BD7854B21FB45590F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Michotamia assamensis Joseph & Parui 1995	<div><p>Michotamia assamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Michotamia assamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 14 . Type locality: India (Assam: Amsoi Forest Reserve) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Nagaon Dist.: Amsoi (village): Amsoi Forest Reserve (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 15; 1998: 173).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Laos (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 15; Zhang et al. 2012: 50).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836E5D4BD7854B21FB45590F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836E5D4AD7854A25FDCA5B73.text	B11A878D836E5D4AD7854A25FDCA5B73.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Michotamia aurata (Fabricius 1794)	<div><p>Michotamia aurata (Fabricius, 1794)</p><p>Asilus auratus Fabricius, 1794: 387 . Type locality: India [India orientali] [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>Lochites testaceus Bigot, 1878: 425 . Type locality: Myanmar [Birmania] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, OUMNH]. Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: [no further locality]; Andhra Pradesh: East Godavari Dist.: Bendapudi [Bondavidi]; Eluru Dist.: 12 km N. Eluru (city); Tammileru [Tamilaru] River bed (riverbed); Vatluru [Vetluru] (village); West Godavari Dist.: Devarapalli [Dorarpalli] (village); Gopala-puram [Gopalpuram] (village); Vizianagaram Dist.: Bobbili [Bobbli Gurgi] (town); 5–10 km N. Srungavarapukota (town); Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Delhi: [no further locality]; Goa: North Goa Dist.: Panaji (city); South Goa Dist.: Vasco da Gama (city); Gujarat: Vadodara Dist.: Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Davangere Dist.: Davangere (city); Uttar Kannad Dist.: Anamod [Amod] (village); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town); Palakkad Dist.: Walayar (town); Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Wayanad [Wynaad] Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Odisha [Orissa]: Dhenkanal Dist.: Kapilash [Kapilas] Deer Park (reserve); Khordha Dist.: Balugaon [Balugan] (town): Chilika Lake (lake); Mayurbhanj Dist.: Baladia [Balidiya] (village); Sambalpur Dist.: Jharuapara [Jhuripara] (locality); Rengali [Rangli] (town): B.D.O. Office Compound (locale); Sundergarh Dist.: Sagbahal (village); Sundergarh [Sundargarh] (town); Puducherry [Pondicheryy]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Punjab: Rupnagar Dist.: Anandpur (city), Naina Devi Road (locale); Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Alwar Dist.: Alwar (city); Bundi Dist.: Indergarh (city); Jodhpur Dist.: Mandore Gardens (suburb); Sirohi Dist.: Mount Abu (hill station); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Dharmapuri Dist.: Nethaji [Nethalai] (bypass); Tenkasi Dist.: Courtallam [Courtalam] (town); Telangana: Hyderabad Dist.: Hyderabad (city); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Uttar Pradesh: Hapur Dist.: Raghunathpur [Ragunathpur] (village); West Bengal: Bankura Dist.: Sonamukhi Forest (reserve); Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village); Sukna (village); Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city); Malda Dist.: Nalagola (locality) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 70; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 330; 1984b: 29; 1985: 57; 1987d: 228; 1987e: 209; 1987f: 151; 1989a: 196; 1990a: 37; 1990b: 265; 1991: 246; 1993a: 126; 1993b: 101; 1993d: 102; 1993e: 153; 1995: 16; 1997a: 104; 1997b: 13; 1998: 174, 189; 1999b: 16; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 194; Parui &amp; Lahiri 1997: 360; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mathew 2004: 113; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Parui et al. 2006: 92; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Naskar et al. 2020: 18; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand (Fabricius 1794: 387; Wiedemann 1821: 214; Bigot 1878: 425; Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 327; 1985: 57; 1995: 16; Zhang et al.: 2012: 50).</p><p>* Michotamia compedita (Wiedemann, 1828)</p><p>Ommatius compeditus Wiedemann, 1828: 419 . Type locality: India? [Ostindien?] [Syntypes ♂, ♀ NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Wiedemann 1828: 419; Lal 1960: 9; Oldroyd 1975: 130; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 327; 1998: 175).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836E5D4AD7854A25FDCA5B73	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D836F5D47D7854801FCE55A2C.text	B11A878D836F5D47D7854801FCE55A2C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Michotamia fuscifemorata Joseph & Parui 1984	<div><p>Michotamia fuscifemorata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Michotamia fuscifemorata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 26 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Walayar) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Dist.: Sanivaram Forest (reserve); Goa: [no further locality]; Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Bannerughatta [Bannerghatta] Park (reserve); Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Kottigehara [Kottogahar] (village); Mudigere [Mudigore] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Kumily [Kumili] (village); Thekkady (town); Kollam Dist.: Thenmala [Tenmalai] (town); Palakkad Dist.: Walayar (town); Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 27; 1987b: 84; 1987c: 95; 1990a: 37; 1993d: 102; 1995: 16; 1997b: 13; 1998: 176; 1999b: 16; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 208; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, India, Nepal (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 27; 1995: 16; 1998: 177).</p><p>* Michotamia indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Michotamia indiana Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981c: 109 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Chembra Peak Area) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981c: 110; 1983a: 328; 1990a: 37; 1997b: 14; 1998: 178; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 208; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Michotamia macquarti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Michotamia macquarti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 28 . Type locality: India (Uttar Pradesh: Pilibhit) [Holotype ♂, UASD].</p><p>Indian distribution: Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi Dist.: Nongpoh Forest (reserve); Uttar Pradesh: Pilibhit Dist.: Pilibhit (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 29; 1987f: 151; 1990a: 37; 1998: 179; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 194; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p><p>* Michotamia pruthii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Michotamia pruthii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 95 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Bhimtal) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Bhimtal (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 96; 1990a: 37; 1998: 180; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p><p>Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821</p><p>* Ommatius arunachalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius arunachalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 94 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Tamen) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Lower Subansiri Dist.: Tamen (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 330; 1983b: 94; 1990a: 37; 1998: 187; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Ommatius ater Bromley, 1935</p><p>Ommatius ater Bromley, 1935: 227 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Shimla) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town) (Bromley 1935: 227; Lal 1960: 9; Oldroyd 1975: 131; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 330; 1990a: 38; 1998: 189).</p><p>* Ommatius disparis Scarbrough, 2007</p><p>Ommatius disparis Scarbrough, 2007: 645 . Type locality: India (Maharashtra: Pune) [Holotype ♂, OUMNH]. Indian distribution: Kerala: [no further locality]; Maharashtra: Pune Dist.: Pune [Poona] (city) (Scarbrough 2007: 647; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Ommatius dravidicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius dravidicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 87 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Agumbe) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: [no further locality]; Meghalaya: West Jaintia Hills Dist.: Dawki (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 331; 1983b: 87; 1990a: 38; 1995: 16; 1998: 194; Scarbrough &amp; Marascia 1999: 204; Sen et al. 2016: 210; Banerjee et al. et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Ommatius dubius Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Ommatius dubius Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 96 . Type locality: India [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 98; 1990a: 38; 1998: 196; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Ommatius frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868</p><p>Ommatius frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868: 193 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Kondul) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NMW].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Kondul [Kombul] (island) (Schiner 1868: 193; Lal 1960: 11; Oldroyd 1975: 132; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 332; 1990a: 38; 1998: 197).</p><p>* Ommatius fuscus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Ommatius fuscus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 57 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Ranikhet) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Erode Dist.: Dhimbham [Dhimbam] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 58; 1990a: 38; 1998: 199; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Ommatius genitalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Ommatius genitalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987f: 152 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Mussoorie) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 153; 1998: 199; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Ommatius hradskyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius hradskyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 93 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Gujarat: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983b: 93; 1990a: 38; 1998: 202; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p><p>* Ommatius hulli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius hulli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 88 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere [Mudigore] (town); Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain): Yercaud (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 332; 1983b: 88; 1984b: 20; 1985: 60; 1990a: 38; 1998: 203; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 211; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 415).</p><p>* Ommatius indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 86 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: Lambasingi [Lammasinghi] (village); Gujarat: Gandhinagar Dist.: Indroda [Indrora] Nature Park (reserve); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: 9 km W. Anekal [Arekal] (town); Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Bannerughatta [Bannerghatta] Park (reserve); Chamarajanagar Dist.: Bandipur [Banlipur] (reserve); Kalaburagi Dist.: Kalaburagi [Gulbarga] (city); Kodagu Dist.: 12 km NE. Bavali (village); Kerala: Ernakulam Dist.: Idamalayar [Idamalaya] (tributary); Malayattoor [Malayattur] (village); Pandupara (locality); Idukki Dist.: 10 km N. Munnar (town); Peermade (village); Periyar (village); Kottayam Dist.: 15 km N. Pala [Palai] (town); Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Malappuram Dist.: 10 km E. Nilambur (town); Palakkad Dist.: Dhoni (reserve), nr Walayar (town); Walayar (town); Pathanamthitta Dist.: 9 km N. Ranni (town); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Thrissur Dist.: Konnakuzhy [Kannakuzhi] (village); Peringalkuthu (Poringalkuth) (dam); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Singara [Singaya, Singayeo] (village); Salem Dist.: Yercaud (town); Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 332; 1983b: 86; 1984b: 20; 1987c: 99; 1989a: 197; 1990a: 39; 1993a: 126; 1995: 17; 1997b: 14; 1998: 205; 1999b: 16; Parui 2003: 333; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Sen et al. 2016: 211; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>* Ommatius jabalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius jabalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 90 . Type locality: India (Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur Dist.: Jabalpur (city); Odisha [Orissa]: Sundargarh Dist.: Pandripani [Panderipani] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 333; 1983b: 90; 1985: 60; 1987e: 211; 1990a: 39; 1998: 207; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 194; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p><p>* Ommatius jairajpurii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Ommatius jairajpurii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 14 . Type locality: India (Assam: 8 km W. Bokakhat) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Golaghat Dist.: 8 km W. Bokakhat (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 14; 1998: 208).</p><p>* Ommatius kempi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius kempi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 96 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: Tura) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Tura (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 333; 1983b: 96; 1990a: 39; 1998: 210; 1999a: 100; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p><p>* Ommatius kodaikanalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Ommatius kodaikanalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 17 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal) [Holotype ♂, CAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: 15–25 km N. Munnar (town); Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 18; 1997b: 15; 1998: 212; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>* Ommatius leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824</p><p>Ommatius leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824: 25 . Type locality: India [India orient.] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMD]. Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Wiedemann 1824: 25; Lal 1960: 12; Oldroyd 1975: 133; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 333; 1990a: 39; 1998: 213).</p><p>* Ommatius lividipes Bigot, 1891</p><p>Ommatius lividipes Bigot, 1891: 138 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Shimla) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist.: Shimla [Simla] (town) (Bigot 1891: 138; Lal 1960: 12; Oldroyd 1975: 133; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 333; 1990a: 39; 1998: 213).</p><p>* Ommatius malabaricus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Ommatius malabaricus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 59 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Taliparamba) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Kannur Dist.: Taliparamba (suburb) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 59; 1990a: 39; 1998: 215; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 211; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>* Ommatius meghalayensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Ommatius meghalayensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 15 . Type locality: India (Meghalaya: 2 km S. Nongpoh) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi Dist.: 2 km S. Nongpoh (town); South Garo Hills Dist.: Siju Cave Area (cave) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 15; 1998: 216; 1999a: 100).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D836F5D47D7854801FCE55A2C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83625D46D78549C2FB4D5CC7.text	B11A878D83625D46D78549C2FB4D5CC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ommatius minor Doleschall 1857	<div><p>Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857</p><p>Ommatius minor Doleschall, 1857: 394 . Type locality: Indonesia (Ambon [Amboina]) [Type?, NMW] .</p><p>Ommatius noctifer Walker, 1858: 88 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Ommatius spinibarbis Wulp, 1872: 265 . Type locality: Borneo; Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Halmahera, Ternate) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>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 &amp; 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).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, India, Indonesia (Doleschall 1857: 395; Wulp 1872: 266; Lal 1960: 12; Oldroyd 1975: 133).</p><p>* Ommatius mitrai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Ommatius mitrai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993c:300 .Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands:Hutbay:Government School) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village): Government School (locale); Ramakrishnapur [Ramakrishnapuram] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 301; 1998: 219).</p><p>* Ommatius nanus Walker, 1851</p><p>Ommatius nanus Walker, 1851: 153 . 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 &amp; Parui 1983a: 334; 1990a: 39; 1998: 220).</p><p>* Ommatius pashokensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius pashokensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 92 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Peshok) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Peshok [Pashok] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 334; 1983b: 92; 1990a: 40; 1998: 224; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p><p>* Ommatius pillaii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986</p><p>Ommatius pillaii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1986b: 158 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Silent Valley: 5 km toward Mukkali) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Silent Valley (reserve): 2–5 km toward Mukkali (village); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherambadi [Chirambadi] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1986b: 160; 1990a: 40; 1998: 227; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 195; Sen et al. 2016: 211; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83625D46D78549C2FB4D5CC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83635D45D7854FECFB8C5C7F.text	B11A878D83635D45D7854FECFB8C5C7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ommatius ponti Joseph & Parui 1985	<div><p>Ommatius ponti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985</p><p>Ommatius ponti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 58 . Type locality: Pakistan (Matta [Muttia]) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Gujarat: Junagadh Dist.: Veraval (town); Rajasthan: Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Uttar Pradesh: Agra Dist.: Agra (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 59; 1987f: 153; 1990a: 40; 1993a: 126; 1993b: 101; 1998: 228; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149).</p><p>World distribution: India, Pakistan (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 59).</p><p>* Ommatius pseudojabalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Ommatius pseudojabalpurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 17 . Type locality: India (Telangana: Manjeera Barrage) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Telangana: Ranga Reddy Dist.: Chilkur (village), Deer Park (locale); Sangareddy Dist.: Manjeera [Manjira] Barrage (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 231; 1999b: 18).</p><p>* Ommatius pseudokempi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Ommatius pseudokempi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987e: 210 . Type locality: India (Odisha: Jharuapara) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Odisha [Orissa]: Sambalpur Dist.: Jharuapara [Jhuripara] (locality); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Kurumbagaram [Bagaram: Kurum]; Rajasthan: Sirohi Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village); Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli Dist.: Manimuthar Dam [Muddimuthanagudam] (reservoir) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987e: 211; 1989a: 197; 1990a: 40; 1993b: 102; 1998: 232; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 195; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>* Ommatius rajani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1998</p><p>Ommatius rajani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1998: 233 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Barren Island) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: North and Middle Andaman Dist.: Barren Island (island) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 234).</p><p>* Ommatius ramakrishnai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Ommatius ramakrishnai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 18 . Type locality: India ( Telangana: Pakhal Forest Rest House Compound) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Dist.: Sanivaram Forest (reserve); Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest Rest House Compound (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 235; 1999b: 19).</p><p>* Ommatius shishodiai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Ommatius shishodiai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993e: 154 . Type locality: India (Uttar Pradesh: Gulaothi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Uttar Pradesh: Bulandshahr Dist.: Gulaothi [Gulawthi] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993e: 155; 1998: 236).</p><p>* Ommatius singhi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Ommatius singhi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 102 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Mandore Gardens) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Jodhpur Dist.: Balsamand [Balsamandh] (lake); Mandore Gardens (suburb) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 103; 1998: 237).</p><p>* Ommatius singlensis Oldroyd, 1975</p><p>Ommatius nigrifemorata Bromley, 1935: 226 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Singla) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Ommatius singlensis Oldroyd, 1975: 134 . A replacement name for Ommatius nigrifemorata Bromley, a junior secondary homonym of Ommatius nigrifemoratus (Bigot, 1876) .</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 226; Lal 1960: 12; Oldroyd 1975: 134; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 335; 1990a: 40; 1997a: 106; 1998: 238).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83635D45D7854FECFB8C5C7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83605D45D7854F34FC5B5B83.text	B11A878D83605D45D7854F34FC5B5B83.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ommatius spathulatus Doleschall 1858	<div><p>Ommatius spathulatus Doleschall, 1858</p><p>Ommatius spathulatus Doleschall, 1858: 89 . Type locality: Indonesia (Ambon [Amboina]) [Type?, lost]. Ommatius platymelas Walker, 1861b: 8 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands (island): [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 8; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 336; 1990a: 40; 1998: 239).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Doleschall 1858: 89; Lal 1960: 8; Oldroyd 1975: 134).</p><p>* Ommatius subgracilis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Ommatius subgracilis Bromley, 1935: 226 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kalimpong) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Kalimpong Dist.: Kalimpong (town) (Bromley 1935: 226; Lal 1960: 13; Oldroyd 1975: 135; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 336; 1990a: 40; 1997a: 106; 1998: 241).</p><p>* Ommatius tamenensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius tamenensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 93 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Tamen) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Lower Subansiri Dist.: Tamen (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 336; 1983b: 93; 1990a: 41; 1998: 242; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p><p>* Ommatius tandoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius tandoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 96 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Tasi Doni) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Upper Subansiri Dist.: Tasi Doni [Tachidoni] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 336; 1983b: 96; 1990a: 41; 1998: 243; Sen et al. 2016: 212).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83605D45D7854F34FC5B5B83	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83605D43D78548B0FE2C590F.text	B11A878D83605D43D78548B0FE2C590F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ommatius tenellus Wulp 1899	<div><p>Ommatius tenellus Wulp, 1899: 97</p><p>Ommatius tenellus Wulp, 1899: 97 . Type locality: Yemen (Haid Bin Haitham [Haitham Him]) [Lectotype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Eluru [Ellore Taluq] (city) (Lal 1960: 13; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 336; 1990a: 41; 1998: 244).</p><p>World distribution: Algeria, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Israel, Niger, Republic of Chad, Senegal, Sudan, Yemen (Wulp 1899: 97; Oldroyd 1975: 135; Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 244; Scarbrough 2002: 682; Hayat et al. 2008: 188; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1419).</p><p>* Ommatius tuberculatus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983</p><p>Ommatius tuberculatus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 87 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Kuttikkanam (town); Marayoor (town); 10 km S. Munnar (town); Peermade (village); Periyar (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Thrissur</p><p>Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Valparai (town); Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Kotagiri (town); 23 km S. Udhagamandalam [Ootacamund] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 336; 1983b: 87; 1987c: 99; 1987d: 229; 1990a: 41; 1990b: 266; 1991: 247; 1995: 18; 1997b: 15; 1998: 247; Mathew 2004: 114; Sen et al. 2016: 212; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>Pseudomerodontina Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>* Pseudomerodontina indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979</p><p>Pseudomerodontina indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1979c: 103 .Type locality: India (Karnataka: Madikeri) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Nagarhole [Nagerhole] (reserve); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1979c: 103; 1983a: 337; 1990a: 41; 1997b: 16; 1998: 250; Sen et al. 2016: 213; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>* Pseudomerodontina jayaraji Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>Pseudomerodontina jayaraji Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976b: 303 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Yercaud) [Holotype ♂, TNAU].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town); Kollam Dist.: Madathara [Maddathoray] (village); Maharashtra: Matheran (hill station); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Valparai (town); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain): Yercaud (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976b: 303; 1983a: 337; 1985: 56; 1990a: 41; 1997b: 16; 1998: 251; Sen et al. 2016: 213; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>Pygommatius Scarbrough &amp; Marascia, 2003</p><p>* Pygommatius andamanensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983)</p><p>Ommatius andamanensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 90 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Mannarghat) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Mannarghat (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 329; 1983b: 90; 1990a: 37; 1990c: 104; 1993c: 300; 1998: 187; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Pygommatius nicobarensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983)</p><p>Ommatius nicobarensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1983b: 92 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village): Government School Compound (locale), Harminder [Harmendar] Bay (beach), Ramakrishnapur [Ramakrishnapuram] (village); Port Blair (city): Corbyn’s Cove Beach (beach); Vivekanandapuram (village); Nicobar Dist.: Great Nicobar (island): Campbell Bay (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 334; 1983b: 92; 1990a: 39; 1990c: 104; 1993c: 301; 1998: 221; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p><p>* Pygommatius nilgiriensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989)</p><p>Ommatius nilgiriensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989a: 196 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Singara) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Singara (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1989a: 197; 1998: 223; Sen et al. 2016: 211).</p><p>Stenopogoninae Hull, 1962 Connomyia Londt, 1992</p><p>* Connomyia dravidicus (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990)</p><p>Spanurus dravidicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990d: 42 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: 11.3 km S.W.Avinashi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Tiruppur Dist.: 11.3 km S.W. Avinashi [Avanashi] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990d: 43; Londt 1993: 103; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>* Connomyia indicus (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990)</p><p>Spanurus indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990d: 40 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Keral) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Jodhpur Dist.: Jai Narain Vyas University [Jodhpur University] Campus (locale); Sirohi [Shirohi] Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990d: 41; Londt 1993: 147; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>Grypoctonus Speiser, 1928</p><p>* Grypoctonus engeli Hradský &amp; Geller-Grimm, 1998</p><p>Grypoctonus engeli Hradský &amp; Geller-Grimm, 1998: 104 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♀, ZSM].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town) (Hradský &amp; Geller-Grimm 1998: 104).</p><p>Microstylum Macquart, 1838</p><p>* Microstylum albolimbatum Wulp, 1898</p><p>Microstylum albolimbatum Wulp, 1898: 118 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, HNHM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Singla (village) (Wulp 1898: 119; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 309; 1989a: 194; 1990a: 24; 1997a: 94; Parui 2003: 331).</p><p>* Microstylum ananthakrishnani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Microstylum ananthakrishnani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 449 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Silent Valley (reserve): Dam Site (locale); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 449; 1986b: 158; 1987d: 226; 1990a: 24; 1991: 243; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 191; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 208; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>* Microstylum apicale (Wiedemann, 1821)</p><p>Dasypogon apicalis Wiedemann, 1821: 216 . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village); Sukna (village) (Wiedemann 1821: 216; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 309; 1990a: 25; 1991: 244; 1997a: 95).</p><p>* Microstylum apiforme (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Dasypogon apiformis Walker, 1851: 97 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 97; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 309; 1990a: 25).</p><p>* Microstylum basirufum Bigot, 1878</p><p>Microstylum basirufum Bigot, 1878: 403 . Type locality: India (Assam) [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 403; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 309; 1990a: 25).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83605D43D78548B0FE2C590F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83665D42D7854A25FEEC5C7E.text	B11A878D83665D42D7854A25FEEC5C7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum bhattacharyai Joseph & Parui 1984	<div><p>Microstylum bhattacharyai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Microstylum bhattacharyai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 450 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Bengaluru Rural Dist.: Hoskote (city); Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Kerala: Thrissur Dist.: Mundupalam [Mudutailam] (village); Puducherry [Pondicherry]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Coimbatore (city); Karur (city); Marudamalai Hills (hill); Pudukkottai Dist.: Pudukkottai [Pidukkottai] (city); Salem Dist.: 12 km N. Salem (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 35; 1984c: 450; 1989a: 195; 1990a: 25; 1990b: 262; 1997b: 8; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 208; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 450; 1995: 4).</p><p>* Microstylum brevipennatum Bigot, 1878</p><p>Microstylum brevipennatum Bigot, 1878: 403 . Type locality: India [Indiae orient.] [Holotype ♂, OUMNH]. Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 403; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 309).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83665D42D7854A25FEEC5C7E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83675D40D7854F35FC9A5C23.text	B11A878D83675D40D7854F35FC9A5C23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum brunnipenne Macquart 1850	<div><p>Microstylum brunnipenne Macquart, 1850</p><p>Microstylum brunnipenne Macquart, 1850: 366 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [Silhet]) [Holotype ♀, MNHNP]. Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: [no further locality]; Assam: Sonitpur Dist.: Tezpur (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Peshok [Peshok Spur] (village); Soom (village) (Lal 1960: 47; Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 453; 1987f: 148; 1990a: 25; 1997a: 95).</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, Borneo, India (Macquart 1850: 366; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 120).</p><p>* Microstylum coimbatorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Microstylum coimbatorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 225 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 226; 1990a: 25).</p><p>* Microstylum erytropygum Bigot, 1878</p><p>Microstylum erytropygum Bigot, 1878: 402 . Type locality: India (Assam) [Holotype ♂, OUMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: [no further locality] (Bigot 1878: 403; Lal 1960: 48; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 310; 1990a: 25).</p><p>* Microstylum imbutum (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Dasypogon imbutus Walker, 1851: 96 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town) (Walker 1851: 97; Lal 1960: 48; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 310; 1990a: 25; Parui 2003: 331).</p><p>* Microstylum marudamalaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987</p><p>Microstylum marudamalaiensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 91 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Marudamalai Hills) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Marudamalai Hills (hill) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 92; 1990a: 26; Sen et al. 2016: 208).</p><p>* Microstylum nigricauda (Wiedemann, 1824)</p><p>Dasypogon nigricauda Wiedemann, 1824: 26 . Type locality: India [India or.] [Holotype ♂, NHMD].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 49; Oldroyd 1975: 121; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 311).</p><p>* Microstylum pseudoananthakrishnani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989</p><p>Microstylum pseudoananthakrishnani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989a: 195 . Type locality: India (Assam: Tinsukia) [Holotype ♂, USNM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: 16.1 km N. of Tinsukia (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Jalpaiguri Dist.: Dooars (region) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1989a: 195; Shah &amp; Mitra 2015: 1; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>* Microstylum strigatum Enderlein, 1914</p><p>Microstylum strigatum Enderlein, 1914b: 171 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling) [Holotype ♀, MIZ PAS].</p><p>Indian distribution: Sikkim: [no further locality]; West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town) (Enderlein 1914b: 172; Lal 1960: 50; Oldroyd 1975: 121; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 312; 1990a: 26; 1997a: 95; Parui 2003: 331).</p><p>* Microstylum trimelas (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Dasypogon trimelas Walker, 1851: 97 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Assam: Tinsukia Dist.: Tinsukia (town); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Walker 1851: 98; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 50; Oldroyd 1975: 121; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 312; 1989a: 196; 1990a: 26; 1997a: 95; Parui 2003: 332).</p><p>* Microstylum varshneyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Microstylum varshneyi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 452 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Bihar: Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city); Karnataka: Belagavi Dist.: 3 km N. Londa, 20 km W. Londa (city); Dharwad Dist.: 40 km W. Dharwad [Dharwar] (city); Kodagu Dist.: Nagarhole [Nagerhole] (reserve); Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Walayar [Walakari] Forest (reserve); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 452; 1987d: 226; 1987f: 148; 1989a: 196; 1990a: 26; 1990b: 262; 1997b: 8; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 209; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>Neoholopogon Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989</p><p>* Neoholopogon loewi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989</p><p>Neoholopogon loewi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1989b: 205 .Type locality: India (Telangana: Ananthagiri) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: East Godavari Dist.: Bendapudi [Bondavidi]; Visakhapatnam Dist.: Chintapalle [Chinta Palli] (village); Sanivaram Forest (reserve); Telangana: Vikarabad Dist.: Ananthagiri (hill) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1989b: 206; Sen et al. 2016: 209).</p><p>Scylaticus Loew, 1858</p><p>* Scylaticus godavariensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Scylaticus godavariensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 8 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Manchuru) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor Dist.: Manchuru [Manchurulu] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999b: 9).</p><p>* Scylaticus indicus Bromley, 1938</p><p>Scylaticus indicus Bromley, 1938: 864 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Mundanthurai) [Holotype ♂, TNAU].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli Dist.: Tirunelveli [Tinnevelly, Tinnevilly] Hills (hill station); Mundanthurai [Mundantorai] (reserve); Telangana: Vikarabad Dist.: Ananthagiri (hill) (Bromley 1938: 865; Lal 1960: 53; Oldroyd 1975: 124; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 315; 1990a: 28; 1991: 245; 1999b: 10; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).</p><p>* Scylaticus nagatomii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Scylaticus nagatomii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 9 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: 20 km S. Chennai) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: 20 km S. Chennai [Madras] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 9).</p><p>* Scylaticus suranganiensis Parui, Kaur &amp; Kapoor, 1999</p><p>Scylaticus suranganiensis Parui, Kaur &amp; Kapoor, 1999: 222 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Surangani) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Surangani (village) (Parui et al. 1999: 224; Sen et al. 2016: 216).</p><p>Stenopogon Loew, 1847</p><p>* Stenopogon ambryon (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon ambryon Walker, 1849: 311 . Type locality: India (West Bengal [ North Bengal]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal [North Bengal]: [no further locality] (Walker 1849: 311; Lal 1960: 54; Oldroyd 1975: 124; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 315; 1990a: 28; 1997a: 97).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83675D40D7854F35FC9A5C23	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83655D40D7854FD0FC9A5A3F.text	B11A878D83655D40D7854FD0FC9A5A3F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stenopogon aphrices (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Stenopogon aphrices (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon aphrices Walker, 1849: 314 . Type locality: Nepal [Nepaul] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Oldroyd 1975: 137; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 316).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Walker 1849: 314; Oldroyd 1975: 137).</p><p>* Stenopogon cinchonaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Stenopogon cinchonaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981c: 104 .Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981c: 105; 1983a: 316; 1990a: 28; Mathew 2004: 114; Sen et al. 2016: 214; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Stenopogon damias (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon damias Walker, 1849: 313 . Type locality: India (West Bengal [North Bengal]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: West Bengal [North Bengal]: [no further locality] (Walker 1849: 314; Lal 1960: 54; Oldroyd 1975: 124; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 316; 1990a: 28; 1997a: 97).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83655D40D7854FD0FC9A5A3F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83655D40D78549F4FBB45B73.text	B11A878D83655D40D78549F4FBB45B73.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stenopogon echelus (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Stenopogon echelus (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon echelus Walker, 1849: 314 . Type locality: Nepal [Nepaul] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist.: Bhowali (town) (Lal 1960: 71).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Walker 1849: 315; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 124).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83655D40D78549F4FBB45B73	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83655D40D7854800FBB45BA7.text	B11A878D83655D40D7854800FBB45BA7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stenopogon imbrex (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Stenopogon imbrex (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon imbrex Walker, 1849: 315 . Type locality: Nepal [Nepaul] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Almora Dist.: Takula (town) (Lal 1960: 71; Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 54).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Walker 1849: 315; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 124).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83655D40D7854800FBB45BA7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83655D3FD7854B4CFDCE5B83.text	B11A878D83655D3FD7854B4CFDCE5B83.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stenopogon kherai Joseph & Parui 1976	<div><p>Stenopogon kherai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>Stenopogon kherai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976c: 105 . Type locality: India (Jharkhand: Parasnath) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Jharkhand: Giridih Dist.: Parasnath [Paresnath] (mountain); Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Telangana: Adilabad Dist.: Riwazpet Forest (reserve); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Naxalbari (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 106; 1983a: 316; 1990a: 29; 1990b: 262; 1991: 245; 1997a: 97; 1999b: 10; Sen et al. 2016: 214; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>World distribution: India, Nepal (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 106; 1991: 245).</p><p>* Stenopogon loewi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Stenopogon loewi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984b: 24 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Kanakapura) [Holotype ♂, UASD]. Indian distribution: Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: Kanakapura (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984b: 25; 1990a: 29; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>* Stenopogon manii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Stenopogon manii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981c: 106 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbi Ghat] (village); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade (village); Palakkad Dist.: Walayar Forest (reserve); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Hooker’s Estate (locality); Naduvattam [Naduvatum] (town); Wood Estate (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981c: 107; 1983a: 316; 1985: 53; 1987d: 226; 1990a: 29; 1990b: 262; 1995: 7; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 192; Mathew 2004: 114; Sen et al. 2016: 214; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Stenopogon manipurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>Stenopogon manipurensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976c: 107 . Type locality: India (Manipur: Thanga) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Manipur: Bishnupur Dist.: Thanga (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 108; 1983a: 316; 1990a: 29; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>* Stenopogon mysorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Stenopogon mysorensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981c: 107 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Agumbe) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981c: 108; 1983a: 316; 1990a: 29; 1995: 7; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>* Stenopogon nathani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>Stenopogon nathani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976c: 105 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Naduvattam) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Naduvattam (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 105; 1983a: 316; 1990a: 29; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>* Stenopogon nigrofasciatus Brunetti, 1928</p><p>Stenopogon nigrofasciatus Brunetti, 1928: 76 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Teesta Road) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Teesta Road (locale) (Brunetti 1928: 77; Lal 1960: 55; Oldroyd 1975: 124; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 316; 1990a: 29; 1997a: 97).</p><p>* Stenopogon oldroydii Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>Stenopogon oldroydi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976c: 103 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Manali) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Manali (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 104; 1983a: 317; 1990a: 29; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83655D3FD7854B4CFDCE5B83	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D831A5D3ED78548B0FAED59FE.text	B11A878D831A5D3ED78548B0FAED59FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stenopogon pradhani Joseph & Parui 1976	<div><p>Stenopogon pradhani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976</p><p>Stenopogon pradhani Joseph &amp; Parui, 1976c: 106 . Type locality: India (Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Kotli) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Jammu Dist.: Kotli (village); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Shivamogga Dist.: Shivamogga [Shimoga] (city); Telangana: Khammam Dist.: Kothagudem Yellandu Road (locale); Nirmal Dist.: Nirmal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 107; 1983a: 317; 1985: 53; 1990a: 29; 1995: 8; 1997b: 10; 1999b: 10; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Joseph &amp; Parui 1976c: 107; 1985: 53).</p><p>* Stenopogon pulverifer (Walker, 1851)</p><p>Dasypogon pulverifer Walker, 1851: 98 . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Walker 1851: 98; Lal 1960: 55; Oldroyd 1975: 124; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 317; 1990a: 30).</p><p>* Stenopogon raven (Bromley, 1938)</p><p>Stenopogon (Scleropogon) raven Bromley, 1938: 865 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Palani Hills) [Holotype ♂, TNAU].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Walayar Forest (reserve); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal [Kodaicanal] (town); Palani [Pulney’s] Hills (mountain); Erode Dist.: Dhimbham [Dhimbam] (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Hooker’s Estate (locality); Naduvattam [Naduvatum] (town); Wood Estate (locality) (Bromley 1938: 866; Lal 1960: 55; Oldroyd 1975: 125; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 317; 1985: 54; 1990a: 30; 1995: 8; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 192; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Stenopogon roonwali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Stenopogon roonwali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 93 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Abu Road) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Ajmer [Ajmey] Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Sirohi Dist.: Abu Road (city); Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 95).</p><p>* Stenopogon shevaroya Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Stenopogon shevaroya Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 10 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Shevaroy Hills) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 10).</p><p>* Stenopogon subtus Bromley, 1935</p><p>Stenopogon subtus Bromley, 1935: 229 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Dainkund Nallah, below bridge) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: [no further locality]; Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist.: Dalhousie (town); Dainkund [Dayankund] Nallah (watercourse), below bridge (locale); Jammu &amp; Kashmir: Baramulla Dist.: Gulmarg (town); Punjab: [no further locality]; Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi Dist.: Harsil [Barsil] (village); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Kuapani (village); Kalimpong Dist.: Phaperkheti (village) (Bromley 1935: 229; Lal 1960: 55; Oldroyd 1975: 125; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 317; 1984b: 26; 1985: 54; 1990a: 30; Naskar et al. 2019a: 422).</p><p>Toremyia Hull, 1957</p><p>* Toremyia costata (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999)</p><p>Oldroydia costata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 7 . Type locality: India (Telangana: Chilkur: Himayat Sagar, Deer Park) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Telangana: Ranga Reddy Dist.: Chilkur (village): Himayat Sagar, Deer Park (locale) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999b: 8).</p><p>* Toremyia femorata (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Oldroydia femorata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987f: 148 . Type locality: India (Bihar: Chhapra) [Holotype ♂, USNM]. Indian distribution: Bihar: Saran Dist.: Chhapra [Chapra] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987f: 149; 1990a: 26; Sen et al. 2016: 210).</p><p>* Toremyia hamata (Hull, 1956)</p><p>Oldroydia hamata Hull, 1956: 399 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Tohangam) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Arunachal Pradesh: Tohangam [Taphlogam, Taphlegam] (village) (Hull 1956: 400; Lal 1960: 52; Oldroyd 1975: 123; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 314; 1990a: 26).</p><p>* Toremyia josephi (Parui, 1999)</p><p>Oldroydia josephi Parui, 1999b: 208 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Neora Valley) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Kalimpong Dist.: Neora [Naora] Valley (reserve) (Parui 1999: 208).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D831A5D3ED78548B0FAED59FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83185D3DD7854C85FA52590E.text	B11A878D83185D3DD7854C85FA52590E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clinopogon nicobarensis (Schiner 1868)	<div><p>Clinopogon nicobarensis (Schiner, 1868)</p><p>Stichopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868: 161 . Type locality: India (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Kondul) [Holotype ♀, NMW].</p><p>Clinopogon sauteri Bezzi, 1910: 153 . Type locality: China (Taiwan) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, ZMHB].</p><p>Stichopogon grossus Bromley, 1947: 112 . Type locality: South Africa ( Durban: KwaZulu-Natal) [Holotype ♂, DNSM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Dist.: Kondul (island) (Schiner 1868: 161; Lal 1960: 56; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 324; 1990a: 35; 1998: 132).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, Cambodia, Chagos Archipelago, Egypt, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines, South Africa, Yemen (Schiner 1868: 161; Bezzi 1910: 153; Bromley 1947: 112; Oldroyd 1975: 128; Londt 1979: 853; Barnett &amp; Emms 1998: 47; Geller-Grimm 2002: 474; Scarbrough 2006a: 97; Tomasovic &amp; Smets 2007: 45; Londt &amp; Copeland 2017: 299).</p><p>Stichopogon Loew, 1847</p><p>* Stichopogon albimystax Joseph &amp; Parui, 1988</p><p>Stichopogon albimystax Joseph &amp; Parui, 1988: 88 . Type locality: India (Uttarakhand: Rudrapur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Udham Singh Nagar Dist.: Rudrapur [Rudpur] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1988: 88; 1990a: 42; 1998: 136; Sen et al. 2016: 214).</p><p>* Stichopogon basiti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Stichopogon basiti Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 96 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Jaipur) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Jaipur Dist.: Jaipur (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 97; 1998: 137).</p><p>* Stichopogon bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Stichopogon bengalensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997a: 99 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Parbatidanga) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Parbatidanga (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 100; 1998: 139).</p><p>* Stichopogon biharilali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Stichopogon biharilali Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993b: 97 . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Pratapgarh) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Beer Tank (locale); Pratapgarh Dist.: Pratapgarh [Prathapgarh] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1993b: 99; 1998: 140).</p><p>* Stichopogon eluruensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Stichopogon eluruensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 11 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: 12 km N. Eluru) [Holotype ♂, KGC].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: 12 km N. Eluru (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 12; 1998: 141).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83185D3DD7854C85FA52590E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83185D3DD7854DC9FC6D5FEE.text	B11A878D83185D3DD7854DC9FC6D5FEE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Toremyia scatophagoides (Walker 1854)	<div><p>Toremyia scatophagoides (Walker, 1854)</p><p>Dasypogon scatophagoides Walker, 1854: 475 . Type locality: Indonesia? [East Indies] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Ghum [Chum] (town) (Lal 1960: 45; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 314; 1995: 5; 1997a: 96).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia?, Nepal (Walker 1854: 475; Lal 1960: 45; Oldroyd 1975: 123).</p><p>Stichopogoninae Hardy, 1930 Clinopogon Bezzi, 1910</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83185D3DD7854DC9FC6D5FEE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83185D3CD7854A25FC7A5FF0.text	B11A878D83185D3CD7854A25FC7A5FF0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stichopogon gymnurus Oldroyd 1948	<div><p>Stichopogon gymnurus Oldroyd, 1948</p><p>Stichopogon gymnurus Oldroyd, 1948: 262 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Dohnavur) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Rajupeta (village); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Revupolavaram</p><p>[Palavaram] Beach (beach); Vizianagaram Dist.: Thinnukarja Forest (reserve); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Madhya Pradesh: [no further locality]; Puducherry: Karaikal Dist.: Kurumbagaram [Kurrubararam]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Marudamalai [Maruthamalai] (suburb); Kanyakumari Dist.: Nagercoil (city); Salem Dist.: 12–15 km N. Salem (city); Shevaroy Hills [Shevaroys] (mountain); Tirunelveli [Tinnevelly] Dist.: Dohnavur (village); Tirunelveli (city); Telangana: Vikarabad Dist.: Ananthagiri (hill) (Oldroyd 1948: 263; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 325; 1987f: 150; 1988: 89; 1990a: 42; 1995: 13; 1997b: 12; 1998: 143; 1999b: 12).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Oldroyd 1948: 263; 1975: 129).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83185D3CD7854A25FC7A5FF0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83195D3CD7854CBEFED05946.text	B11A878D83195D3CD7854CBEFED05946.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stichopogon inaequalis (Loew 1847)	<div><p>Stichopogon inaequalis (Loew, 1847)</p><p>Dasypogon inaequalis Loew, 1847: 505 . Type locality: unknown [Lectotype ♀, ZMHB].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: South Point (locality); Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); nr Lothugedda [Lottugadda] Junction (village); Eluru Dist.: Rajupeta (village); Tammileru [Tamilaru] River bed (riverbed); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Visakhapatnam Seashore (seashore); Vizianagaram Dist.: Bobbili [Bobbli Gurgi] (town); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Bandhar Shiupur [Banhar] (village); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Bambolim (beach); Dona Paula (village); Miramar [Mirmar] (beach); South Goa Dist.: Canacona (city): Palolem [Palolen] (beach); Vasco da Gama: Cansaulim (beach); Gujarat: Gandhinagar Dist.: Indroda [Indrora] Nature Park (reserve); Mehsana Dist.: Taranga Hill (hill); Vastrapur (village); Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: 30 km S. Kanakapura (village); Kerala: Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Maharashtra: [no further locality]; Puducherry: Mahé Dist.: Mahé [Mahenn] (town); Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Gegal [Gogal] (village); Pali Dist.: Chambal River bed (riverbed); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquar] (town); Telangana: Vikarabad Dist.: Ananthagiri (hill); Uttar Pradesh: Bulandshahr Dist.: Gulaothi [Gulawthi] (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 325; 1984b: 36; 1988: 90; 1990a: 42; 1990c: 104; 1993a: 126; 1993b: 99; 1993c: 296; 1993d: 103; 1997b: 12; 1998: 145; 1999b: 12; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>World distribution: Greece, India, Portugal, Sri Lanka (Loew 1847: 505; Oldroyd 1948: 262; 1975: 129).</p><p>* Stichopogon indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984</p><p>Stichopogon indicus Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984a: 249 . Type locality: India (Maharashtra: Ratnagiri) [Holotype ♀, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Alluri Sitharama Raju Dist.: 9 km W. Araku (valley); Assam: Dibrugarh Dist.: Chabua (town); Maharashtra: Ratnagiri Dist.: Ratnagiri (town); Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Gasuapara (village); Rajasthan: Pali Dist.: Chambal River bed (riverbed) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984a: 250; 1987f: 150; 1988: 90; 1990a: 42; 1993b: 100; 1997b: 12; 1998: 146; 1999a: 97; Sen et al. 2016: 215).</p><p>* Stichopogon mahatoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Stichopogon mahatoi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 13 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Nagarjunakonda) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Palnadu Dist.: Nagarjunakonda (town); Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 147; 1999b: 14).</p><p>* Stichopogon menoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Stichopogon menoni Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997a: 100 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Mahananda Riverside) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Mahananda Riverside (riverside) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997a: 103; 1998: 149).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83195D3CD7854CBEFED05946	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83195D39D7854A6CFD915A87.text	B11A878D83195D39D7854A6CFD915A87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stichopogon meridionalis Oldroyd 1948	<div><p>Stichopogon meridionalis Oldroyd, 1948</p><p>Stichopogon meridionalis Oldroyd, 1948: 261 . Type locality: India (Puducherry: Kurumbagaram) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Tammileru [Tamilaru] River bed (riverbed); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Visakhapatnam Seashore (seashore); Vizianagaram Dist.: Bobbili [Bobbli Gurgi] (town); Thinnukarja Forest</p><p>(reserve); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Bandhar Shiupur [Banhar] (village); Goa: North Goa Dist.: Bambolim (beach); Panaji (city); Calangute (beach); South Goa Dist.: Canacona (city): Palolem [Palolen] (beach); Margao (city): Colva (beach); Vasco da Gama (city): Bogmalo [Bogmalla] (beach); Gujarat: Vadodara Dist.: 14 km N. Vadodara [Baroda] (city); Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban Dist.: Bengaluru [Bangalore] (city); Kerala: Kozhikode Dist.: Kozhikode [Calicut] (city); Puducherry: Karaikal Dist.: Kurumbagaram [Kurrubararam]; Rajasthan: Ajmer Dist.: Gegal [Gogal] (village); Jhalawar Dist.: Aklera [Akhir] Sagar (dam); Pali Dist.: Chambal River bed (riverbed); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city); Uttar Pradesh: Baghpat Dist.: Baghpat [Baghpet] (city); Bulandshahr Dist.: Gulaothi [Gulawthi] (town); Ghaziabad Dist.: Modinagar (town); West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Parbatidanga (locality) (Oldroyd 1948: 262; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 325; 1984b: 36; 1988: 92; 1990a: 42; 1993b: 100; 1993d: 103; 1993e: 155; 1997a: 103; 1997b: 12; 1998: 151; 1999b: 12; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Mitra et al. 2005: 149; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Oldroyd 1948: 262; 1975: 129).</p><p>* Stichopogon mukherjeei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Stichopogon mukherjeei Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 14 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Tammileru River bed) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Tammileru [Tamilaru] River bed (riverbed); Visakhapatnam Dist.: Sanivaram Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1998: 153; 1999b: 15).</p><p>* Stichopogon oldroydi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993</p><p>Stichopogon oldroydi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1993c: 297 . Type locality: India ( Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Point) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village); South Point (locality) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990c: 104; 1993c: 299; 1998: 154).</p><p>* Stichopogon ramakrishnai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1988</p><p>Stichopogon ramakrishnai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1988: 92 . Type locality: India (Andhra Pradesh: Bobbili) [Holotype ♀, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Vizianagaram Dist.: Bobbili [Bobbili Gluji] (town); Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Baghmara [Baghamara] (town), river bed (riverbed) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1988: 93; 1990a: 42; 1998: 156; 1999a: 98; 1999b: 16; Sen et al. 2016: 215).</p><p>* Stichopogon tomentosus Oldroyd, 1948</p><p>Stichopogon tomentosus Oldroyd, 1948: 263 . Type locality: India (Bihar: Bandhar Shiupur) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Netaji Nagar (village); Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Bandhar Shiupur [Banhar] (village); Gujarat: Vadodara Dist.: Pipli [Pipae] (village); Karnataka: Ramanagara Dist.: 30 km S. Kanakapura (village); Meghalaya: South Garo Hills Dist.: Sibbari (village); Puducherry: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Punjab: Rupnagar Dist.: Barmla (village); Rajasthan: Alwar Dist.: Alwar (city); Jaipur Dist.: Jaipur (city); Uttar Pradesh: Baghpat Dist.: Baghpat [Baghpet] (city); West Bengal: Malda Dist.: Parbatidanga (locality) (Oldroyd 1948: 263; 1975: 129; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 326; 1988: 94; 1990a: 42; 1990c: 104; 1993a: 127; 1993b: 100; 1993c: 299; 1993e: 156; 1997a: 103; 1997b: 13; 1998: 158; 1999a: 98; Lahiri &amp; Mitra 2004: 128; Parui et al. 2006: 91).</p><p>Trigonomiminae Enderlein, 1914 Damalis Fabricius, 1805</p><p>* Damalis anamaliensis Scarbrough, 2007</p><p>Damalis anamaliensis Scarbrough, 2007: 643 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, IRSNB]. Indian distribution: Kerala: [no further locality]; Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town) (Scarbrough 2007: 645; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis artigasi (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza artigasi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 447 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Peermade) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Ernakulam Dist.: Idamalayar [Idamalaya] (tributary); Idukki Dist.: Peermade (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona [Conchona] (town); Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 447; 1985: 55; 1987c: 92; 1990a: 31; 1995: 8; Mathew 2004: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 215; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis calicutensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990</p><p>Damalis calicutensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990b: 263 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Chembra Peak Area) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 31; 1990b: 264; Mathew 2004: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 204; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis cederholmi (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza cederholmi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 448 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 448; 1990a: 31; 1990b: 265; 1991: 246; 1995: 8; Mathew 2004: 112; Sen et al. 2016: 215; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis claripennis Bromley, 1935</p><p>Damalis claripennis Bromley, 1935: 229 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling: Singla) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village) (Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 43; Oldroyd 1975: 126; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 320; 1990a: 31; 1997a: 98).</p><p>* Damalis danieli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997</p><p>Damalis danieli Joseph &amp; Parui, 1997b: 11 . Type locality: India (Assam: 16 km W. Jagiroad) [Holotype ♂, KGC]. Indian distribution: Assam: Kamrup Metropolitan Dist.: 12 km S. Guwahati [Gauhati] (city); Morigaon Dist.: 16 km W. Jagiroad (town); Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi Dist.: 2 km S. Nongpoh (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1997b: 11; 1999a: 96).</p><p>* Damalis dattai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999</p><p>Damalis dattai Joseph &amp; Parui, 1999b: 10 . Type locality: India (Telangana: Pakhal Forest) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1999b: 11).</p><p>* Damalis dentata (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Xenomyza dentata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 93 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 94; 1990a: 32; Sen et al. 2016: 215).</p><p>* Damalis dravidica (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza dravidica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 444 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Peermade) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade (village); Kollam Dist.: Thenmala [Tenmalai] (town); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona [Conchona] (town); Coimbatore (city); Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Coonoor (town); Udhagamandalam [Ootacamund] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 444; 1985: 55; 1987b: 83; 1987d: 228; 1990a: 32; 1991: 246; 1995: 9; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 193; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 215; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis dubia Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Damalis dubia Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 9 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, CAS]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 10; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis fabricii Scarbrough, 2006</p><p>Damalis dimidiata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990e: 51 . Type locality: India (Odisha: Puri) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Damalis fabricii Scarbrough, 2006a: 147 . A replacement name for Damalis dimidiata Joseph &amp; Parui, a junior secondary homonym of Damalis dimidiata (Oldroyd, 1960: 274) .</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: 12 km N. Eluru (city); Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Kovalam Beach (beach); Odisha [Orissa]: Puri Dist.: Puri (city); Tamil Nadu: Chennai Dist.: 20 km S. Chennai [Madras] (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990e: 53; 1997b: 11; Sen et al. 2016: 204; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis fuscus Walker, 1849</p><p>Damalis fuscus Walker, 1849: 481 . Type locality: India (West Bengal [ North Bengal]) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Shivamogga Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbi Ghat] (village); Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Puducherry [Pondechery]: Karaikal Dist.: Karaikal [Karikal] (town); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Birch Hill (locale) (Walker 1849: 482; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 127; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 321; 1990a: 32; 1991: 246; 1995: 10; 1997a: 98; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 193; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p><p>* Damalis himalayaensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Xenomyza himalayaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987c: 94 . Type locality: India (Himachal Pradesh: Manali) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Dist.: Manali (town); Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city); Mussoorie (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987c: 95; 1987f: 150; 1990a: 32; Sen et al. 2016: 215).</p><p>* Damalis indica (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza indica Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 444 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Thrissur Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona [Conchona] (town); Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 444; 1990a: 32; 1990b: 265; 1995: 11; 1997b: 11; Sen et al. 2016: 215; Pillai et al. 2023: 417).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83195D39D7854A6CFD915A87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D831C5D38D78549ADFB215B17.text	B11A878D831C5D38D78549ADFB215B17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Damalis infuscata (Joseph & Parui 1985)	<div><p>Damalis infuscata (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985)</p><p>Xenomyza infuscata Joseph &amp; Parui, 1985: 54 . Type locality: Sri Lanka (Kandy) [Holotype ♂, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 32).</p><p>World distribution: India, Sri Lanka (Joseph &amp; Parui 1985: 55; 1990a: 32).</p><p>* Damalis keralaensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza keralaensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 445 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 445; 1990a: 32; Mathew 2004: 113; Pillai et al. 2023: 418).</p><p>* Damalis kottayamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995</p><p>Damalis kottayamensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1995: 11 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Peermade) [Holotype ♂, CAS]. Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Peermade (village) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1995: 12; Sen et al. 2016: 215; Pillai et al. 2023: 418).</p><p>* Damalis limipidipennis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990</p><p>Damalis limipidipennis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1990e: 53 . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Kurseong) [Holotype ♂, ZSI]. Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Gumti Gaon [Ghumti] (village); Kurseong (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1990e: 54; Sen et al. 2016: 216).</p><p>* Damalis mercaraensis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza mercaraensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 447 . Type locality: India (Karnataka: Madikeri) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Nandyal Dist.: Gajulapalli [Gajalpalli] (village), Forest Rest House (locale); Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Telangana: Warangal Dist.: Pakhal Forest (reserve) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 447; 1990a: 32; 1995: 13; 1999b: 12; Sen et al. 2016: 216; Pillai et al. 2023: 418).</p><p>* Damalis planiceps Fabricius, 1805</p><p>Damalis planiceps Fabricius, 1805: 148 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Tharangambadi) [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Mayiladuthurai Dist.: Tharangambadi [Tranquebar] (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Ghum [Ghoom] (town) (Fabricius 1805: 148; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 43; Oldroyd 1975: 127; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 322; 1990a: 33; 1997a: 98).</p><p>* Damalis prytanis (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon prytanis Walker, 1849: 363 . Type locality: India (West Bengal [North Bengal]) [Type?, NHMUK]. Indian distribution: West Bengal [Bengal]: [no further locality] (Walker 1849: 364; Lal 1960: 46; Oldroyd 1975: 127; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 322; 1990a: 33; 1997a: 98).</p><p>* Damalis pseudoartigasi (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987)</p><p>Xenomyza pseudoartigasi Joseph &amp; Parui, 1987d: 226 . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona) [Holotype ♂, BPBM].</p><p>Indian distribution: Bihar: Samastipur Dist.: Pusa (town); Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Valparai (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1987d: 228; 1987f: 150; 1990a: 33; 1995: 13; 1997b: 11; Sen et al. 2016: 216; Pillai et al. 2023: 418).</p><p>* Damalis rufoabdominalis (Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984)</p><p>Xenomyza rufoabdominalis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1984c: 445 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Chembra Peak Area) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Belagavi Dist.: Belagavi [Belgaum] (city); Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Walayar (town); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Coimbatore (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1984c: 445; 1987d: 228; 1990a: 33; 1990b: 265; 1995: 13; 1997b: 11; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 216; Pillai et al. 2023: 418).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D831C5D38D78549ADFB215B17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D831D5D38D78548DDFB64586F.text	B11A878D831D5D38D78548DDFB64586F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Damalis speculiventris Meijere 1911	<div><p>Damalis speculiventris Meijere, 1911</p><p>Damalis speculiventris Meijere, 1911: 304 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java: Semarang) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, ZMAN]. Indian distribution: Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist.: Dehradun (city) (Lal 1960: 71; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 323; 1990a: 33).</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia (Meijere 1911: 304; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 128).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D831D5D38D78548DDFB64586F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D831D5D37D7854B05FC465DD3.text	B11A878D831D5D37D7854B05FC465DD3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Damalis vitripennis Osten Sacken 1882	<div><p>Damalis vitripennis Osten Sacken, 1882</p><p>Damalis vitripennis Osten Sacken, 1882: 106 . Type locality: Philippines [Syntypes ♂, ♀, SDEI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Coonoor (town) (Lal 1960: 71).</p><p>World distribution: China, India, Philippines (Osten Sacken 1882: 106; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 128).</p><p>Trigonomima Enderlein, 1914</p><p>* Trigonomima anamaliensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980</p><p>Trigonomima anamaliensis Joseph &amp; Parui, 1980b: 197 . Type locality: India (Kerala: Kadampara) [Holotype ♂, UCR].</p><p>Indian distribution: Karnataka: Chikkamagaluru Dist.: Mudigere [Mudigore] (town); Shivamogga Dist.: Jog Falls (waterfall); Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Kadampara (village); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village); Devala (town); Gudalur (town) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1980b: 198; 1983a: 319; 1984b: 36; 1987d: 226; 1990a: 31; 1990b: 263; 1991: 245; Parui &amp; Joseph 1994: 191; Sen et al. 2016: 215; Pillai et al. 2023: 418).</p><p>* Trigonomima fuscopoda Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981</p><p>Trigonomima fuscopoda Joseph &amp; Parui, 1981d: 203 . Type locality: India (Arunachal Pradesh: Tippi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].</p><p>Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Subansiri (region); Kameng Dist.: Tippi [Tipi] (village); Assam: Sonitpur Dist.: Tezpur (city) (Joseph &amp; Parui 1981d: 204; 1983a: 319; 1987f: 149; 1990a: 31; Sen et al. 2016: 215).</p><p>Species Excluded from the Indian Fauna</p><p>The 27 species that are listed below have been recorded to occur in various interpretations of “ India ” in the past, but we don’t think that there are any current, reliable occurrence records for these species within the boundaries of contemporary India. We include notes to support our decision(s) to remove each species from the Indian fauna. We do not currently believe that any of the species listed in this section have reliable evidence of their occurrence in India, although future research may offer fresh proof that some of these species do, in fact, belong to the Indian fauna. The reasons for exclusion differ from species to species and include misidentifications, erroneous locality, lapsus calami, and historical changes in the boundaries of India etc.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D831D5D37D7854B05FC465DD3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83125D37D7854E9FFC065AF5.text	B11A878D83125D37D7854E9FFC065AF5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aiereina paradoxa (Frey 1934)	<div><p>Aiereina paradoxa (Frey, 1934)</p><p>Xenomyza (Aireina) paradoxa Frey, 1934: 314 . Type locality: Hinter Indien [beyond India] [Holotype ♂, FMNH]. Xenomyza thorakeraia Shi, 1995: 260 . Type locality: China (Yunnan: Simao) [Holotype ♂, IZAS].</p><p>World distribution: China, Laos [not India] (Lal 1960: 43; Oldroyd 1975: 127; Scarbrough 2006b: 143).</p><p>Note: Recent work of Scarbrough (2006b: 143) has restricted the distribution of this species to China, Laos and southeastern Asia. Previous records from India (Lal 1960: 43; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 322) are considered to be misidentifications and the species is here excluded from the Indian fauna.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83125D37D7854E9FFC065AF5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83125D37D78549B9FD3B5BFB.text	B11A878D83125D37D78549B9FD3B5BFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asilus paterculus Walker 1851	<div><p>Asilus paterculus Walker, 1851</p><p>Asilus paterculus Walker, 1851: 146 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Walker 1851: 146).</p><p>Note: There are no known contemporary confirmed occurrence records from India. Every prior attribution of an Indian occurrence (e.g., Ricardo 1922: 52; Lal 1960: 17) refers to the type locality, East Indies, which is thought to be a part of Southeast Asia’s islands rather than India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83125D37D78549B9FD3B5BFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83125D37D78548B7FCA158F9.text	B11A878D83125D37D78548B7FCA158F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asilus penultimus Walker 1851	<div><p>Asilus penultimus Walker, 1851</p><p>Asilus penultimus Walker, 1851: 134 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Walker 1851: 135).</p><p>Note: No confirmed occurrence records are known from India. All Indian occurrence citations (e.g., Ricardo 1922: 43; Lal 1960: 39) appear to trace back to the apparently incorrect original type locality statement “East India ” later altered to “East Indies” (Walker 1855: 726; Oldroyd 1975: 151).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83125D37D78548B7FCA158F9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83125D37D7854BB6FEF459FE.text	B11A878D83125D37D7854BB6FEF459FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asilus praefiniens Walker 1851	<div><p>Asilus praefiniens Walker, 1851</p><p>Asilus praefiniens Walker, 1851: 146 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Walker 1851: 146).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. Previous Indian occurrence citations (Ricardo 1922: 52; Lal 1960: 17) refer to the type locality, East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83125D37D7854BB6FEF459FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D7854DC9FF115F27.text	B11A878D83135D36D7854DC9FF115F27.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Damalis tibialis Macquart 1838	<div><p>Damalis tibialis Macquart, 1838</p><p>Damalis tibialis Macquart, 1838: 154 . Type locality: Indonesia? [Indes orientales] [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Macquart 1838: 154; Oldroyd 1975: 128).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. Previous records from India (Lal 1960: 44; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 323) refers to the type locality, East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D7854DC9FF115F27	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D7854CCDFBDA5CC7.text	B11A878D83135D36D7854CCDFBDA5CC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Damalis vitalisi (Frey 1934)	<div><p>Damalis vitalisi (Frey, 1934)</p><p>Xenomyza vitalisi Frey, 1934: 312 . Type locality: Hinter Indien [beyond India] [Type?, unknown].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 44; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 323).</p><p>World distribution: Laos [not India] (Oldroyd 1975: 128).</p><p>Note: The type locality of D. vitalisi is recorded as ‘‘Hinter Indien’’ [beyond India]. Lal (1960: 44) and Joseph &amp; Parui (1983a: 323) later listed its occurrence in India without any specimen base. Oldroyd (1975: 128) also listed ‘Hinter Indien’ in his catalog as the type locality but added Laos in distribution.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D7854CCDFBDA5CC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D7854FECFAD05DC3.text	B11A878D83135D36D7854FECFAD05DC3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypogon atripes Fabricius 1805	<div><p>Dasypogon atripes Fabricius, 1805</p><p>Dasypogon atripes Fabricius, 1805: 170 . Type locality: United States (Virgin Islands) [Americae Insulis] [Type?, NHMD] .</p><p>World distribution: United States [not India] (Fabricius 1805: 170; Oldroyd 1975: 137).</p><p>Note: Excluded here from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 137) that Indian occurrence citations (e.g., Ricardo 1922: 52; Lal 1960: 15) represent the type locality error of Kertész (1909: 251).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D7854FECFAD05DC3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D7854EF0FAAA5A1B.text	B11A878D83135D36D7854EF0FAAA5A1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypogon libo Walker 1849	<div><p>Dasypogon libo Walker, 1849</p><p>Dasypogon libo Walker, 1849: 342 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Walker 1849: 343; Oldroyd 1975: 120).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. The only known Indian occurrence citation (Lal 1960: 49) refers to the type locality, East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D7854EF0FAAA5A1B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D78549D8FE0A5B17.text	B11A878D83135D36D78549D8FE0A5B17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypogon polygnotus Walker 1849	<div><p>Dasypogon polygnotus Walker, 1849</p><p>Dasypogon polygnotus Walker, 1849: 305 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [Silhet]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. World distribution: Bangladesh [not India] (Walker 1849: 306).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. Previous Indian occurrence citations (Lal 1960: 49; Oldroyd 1975: 121) refers to the type locality, Sylhet, which was located in pre-partition British India but is now part of Bangladesh.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D78549D8FE0A5B17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D78548DDFDA25813.text	B11A878D83135D36D78548DDFDA25813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria bifasciata (Olivier 1789)	<div><p>Laphria bifasciata (Olivier, 1789)</p><p>Asilus bifasciata Olivier, 1789: 263 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Oldroyd 1975: 107).</p><p>Note: No confirmed occurrence records are known from India. The distribution citations by Ricardo (1922: 52) and Lal (1960: 15) from India appear to be a lapsus for the type locality in the East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D78548DDFDA25813	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D36D7854B21FEF4590F.text	B11A878D83135D36D7854B21FEF4590F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Laphria gigas Macquart 1838	<div><p>Laphria gigas Macquart, 1838</p><p>Laphria gigas Macquart, 1838: 65 . Type locality: Indonesia? [Indes orientales] [Holotype ♂, MNHNP].</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, Indonesia [not India] (Macquart 1838: 65; Oldroyd 1975: 109).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. The only known Indian occurrence citation (Lal 1960: 63) refers to the type locality, Indes orientales, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D36D7854B21FEF4590F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83135D35D7854A24FECA5EBA.text	B11A878D83135D35D7854A24FECA5EBA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira elegans (Walker 1855)	<div><p>Maira elegans (Walker, 1855)</p><p>Laphria elegans Walker, 1855: 551 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia [not India] (Walker 1855: 551; Oldroyd 1975: 113).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. The only known Indian occurrence citation (Lal 1960: 66) refers to the type locality, East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83135D35D7854A24FECA5EBA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854C79FA835F92.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854C79FA835F92.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira hispidella Wulp 1872	<div><p>Maira hispidella Wulp, 1872</p><p>Maira hispidella Wulp, 1872: 213 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java; Maluku; Salawati) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH]. World distribution: Indonesia [not India] (Wulp 1872: 214; Oldroyd 1975: 114).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. Excluded here from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 154) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 67).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854C79FA835F92	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854CA1FF0D5C8E.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854CA1FF0D5C8E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Maira nychthemera Wulp 1872	<div><p>Maira nychthemera Wulp, 1872</p><p>Maira nychthemera Wulp, 1872: 208 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java; Sulawesi) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, Indonesia [not India] (Wulp 1872: 210; Oldroyd 1975: 114).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. The species is excluded from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 114) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 67).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854CA1FF0D5C8E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854FA5FC405DAE.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854FA5FC405DAE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum bicolor Macquart 1850	<div><p>Microstylum bicolor Macquart, 1850</p><p>Microstylum bicolor Macquart, 1850: 366 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [ Silhet]) [Holotype ♀, MNHNP].</p><p>World distribution: Bangladesh, Borneo [not India] (Macquart 1850: 366; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 25).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. Previous Indian occurrence citations (e.g., Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph &amp; Parui 1990a: 25) refers to the type locality, Sylhet (city), which was located in pre-partition British India but is now part of Bangladesh.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854FA5FC405DAE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854945FDE65AAA.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854945FDE65AAA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum flaviventre Macquart 1850	<div><p>Microstylum flaviventre Macquart, 1850</p><p>Microstylum flaviventre Macquart, 1850: 366 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [Silhet]) [Holotype ♂, MNHNP]. World distribution: Bangladesh, China [not India] (Macquart 1850: 366; Oldroyd 1975: 120).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. Previous Indian occurrence citations (Lal 1960: 48; Oldroyd 1975: 120) refers to the type locality, Sylhet (city), which was located in pre-partition British India but is now part of Bangladesh.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854945FDE65AAA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854849FECA5BA6.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854849FECA5BA6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum fulviventre Wulp 1898	<div><p>Microstylum fulviventre Wulp, 1898</p><p>Microstylum fulviventre Wulp, 1898: 116 . Type locality: Indonesia? [Oost-Indie] [Holotype ♂, HNHM].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Wulp 1898: 117; Oldroyd 1975: 120).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. The only known Indian occurrence citation (Lal 1960: 48) refers to the type locality, East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854849FECA5BA6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854B4DFA8358FE.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854B4DFA8358FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum otacilius (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Microstylum otacilius (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon otacilius Walker, 1849: 344 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Type?, NHMUK] .</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Walker 1849: 345; Oldroyd 1975: 121).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. Excluded here from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 121) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 49).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854B4DFA8358FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83105D35D7854BB5FE2759FA.text	B11A878D83105D35D7854BB5FE2759FA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum rhypae (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Microstylum rhypae (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon rhypae Walker, 1849: 305 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [Silhet]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK]. World distribution: Bangladesh [not India] (Walker 1849: 305).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. The distribution citation by Lal (1960: 50) and Oldroyd (1975: 121) refers to the type locality, Sylhet (city), which was located in pre-partition British India but is now part of Bangladesh.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83105D35D7854BB5FE2759FA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D34D7854DC9FF0D5F27.text	B11A878D83115D34D7854DC9FF0D5F27.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum sura (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Microstylum sura (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon sura Walker, 1849: 345 . Type locality: Indonesia? [ East Indies] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia? [not India] (Walker 1849: 346; Oldroyd 1975: 121).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. The species is excluded from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 121) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 50).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D34D7854DC9FF0D5F27	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D34D7854CCDFDE65CC6.text	B11A878D83115D34D7854CCDFDE65CC6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microstylum vica (Walker 1849)	<div><p>Microstylum vica (Walker, 1849)</p><p>Dasypogon vica Walker, 1849: 304 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [ Silhet]) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>Microstylum spinitarsis Macquart, 1850: 365 . Type locality: Bangladesh (Sylhet [Silhet]) [Holotype ♀, MNHNP]. World distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo [not India] (Walker 1849: 305; Macquart 1850: 366).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. Previous Indian occurrence citations (Lal 1960: 51; Oldroyd 1975: 122) refers to the type locality, Sylhet (city), which was located in pre-partition British India but is now part of Bangladesh.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D34D7854CCDFDE65CC6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D34D7854FEDFF0A5DE6.text	B11A878D83115D34D7854FEDFF0A5DE6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ommatius retrahens Walker 1858	<div><p>Ommatius retrahens Walker, 1858</p><p>Ommatius retrahens Walker, 1858: 88 . Type locality: Indonesia (Maluku [Moluccas]: Aru Islands) [Holotype ♀, NHMUK].</p><p>World distribution: India, Indonesia [not India] (Walker 1858: 88; Lal 1960: 13; Oldroyd 1975: 134).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. The species is excluded from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 134) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 13).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D34D7854FEDFF0A5DE6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D34D7854E8DFF0A5AAA.text	B11A878D83115D34D7854E8DFF0A5AAA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ommatius rubicundus Wulp 1872	<div><p>Ommatius rubicundus Wulp, 1872</p><p>Ommatius rubicundus Wulp, 1872: 276 . Type locality: Borneo; Indonesia (Java; Sumatra) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: India [no further locality] (Lal 1960: 13).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, Indonesia [not India] (Wulp 1872: 277; Lal 1960: 13; Oldroyd 1975: 134).</p><p>Note: No specimen base to confirm distribution in India. The species is excluded from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 134) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 13).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D34D7854E8DFF0A5AAA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D34D7854849FE1D586F.text	B11A878D83115D34D7854849FE1D586F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Plesiomma lineatum (Fabricius 1781)	<div><p>Plesiomma lineatum (Fabricius, 1781)</p><p>Asilus lineatus Fabricius, 1781: 465 . Type locality: United States (Virgin Islands: Saint Croix [ St. Crux Americes] [Type ♀?, NHMD].</p><p>World distribution: United States [not India] (Fabricius 1781: 465; Kertész 1909: 146; Lal 1960: 52; Oldroyd 1975: 123; Scarbrough &amp; Pérez-Gelabert 2006: 81).</p><p>Note: Lal (1960: 52) included this species in the Catalogue of Indian Asilidae . This species, however, is endemic to the U.S. Virgin Islands (Oldroyd 1975: 123; Scarbrough &amp; Pérez-Gelabert 2006: 81). We exclude this species from the Indian fauna as a lapsus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D34D7854849FE1D586F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D34D7854B05FE03590E.text	B11A878D83115D34D7854B05FE03590E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus melampygus Wulp 1872	<div><p>Promachus melampygus Wulp, 1872</p><p>Promachus melampygus Wulp, 1872: 223 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, RMNH].</p><p>Indian distribution: State Unknown: Thar Desert (region) (Mitra et al. 2005: 150).</p><p>World distribution: Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines [not India] (Wulp 1872: 223; Oldroyd 1975: 153).</p><p>Note: Mitra et al. (2005: 150) included this species in a list of true flies from Thar Desert without any specimen base. This species, however, is restricted to southeastern Asia. We exclude this species from the Indian fauna as a lapsus or misidentification.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D34D7854B05FE03590E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83115D33D7854A25FD8B5EBA.text	B11A878D83115D33D7854A25FD8B5EBA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus orientalis (Macquart 1838)	<div><p>Promachus orientalis (Macquart, 1838)</p><p>Trupanea orientalis Macquart, 1838: 96 . Type locality: Indonesia? [Indes orientales] [Syntypes ♂, ♀, MNHNP]. World distribution: Indonesia [not India] (Macquart 1838: 96; Lal 1960: 25; Oldroyd 1975: 154).</p><p>Note: No occurrence records are currently known from modern India. The previous Indian occurrence citations (Lal 1960: 25; Joseph &amp; Parui 1983a: 368) refers to the type locality, East Indies, which is considered a part of the islands of southeastern Asia not India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83115D33D7854A25FD8B5EBA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
B11A878D83165D33D7854C79FBA95C5A.text	B11A878D83165D33D7854C79FBA95C5A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Promachus rufimystaceus (Macquart 1850)	<div><p>Promachus rufimystaceus (Macquart, 1850)</p><p>Trupanea rufimystacea Macquart, 1850: 384 . Type locality: Asia [Asie] [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].</p><p>Trupanea rufipes Macquart, 1850: 384 . Type locality: Indonesia (Java) [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].</p><p>World distribution: Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam [not India] (Macquart 1850: 385; Oldroyd 1975: 154).</p><p>Note: Excluded here from the Indian fauna based on the conclusion of Oldroyd (1975: 154) that existing Indian records were based solely on the speculation by Lal (1960: 25). The Indian distribution citation by Lahiri &amp; Mitra (2004: 128) also lacks the locality data and appears to be a lapsus or misidentification.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B11A878D83165D33D7854C79FBA95C5A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous;Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad;Pillai, Kavya G.;Cohen, Chris M.	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): 1-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
