Machimus is a genus of flies in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies. They can be found nearly worldwide, except in Australia and New Zealand.[1] Most are native to the Palearctic realm and southern Asia.[2]

As of 2013 there were approximately 188 described species in the genus.[1]

Species include:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Dennis, D. S., & Barnes, J. K. (2012). Pupal cases of three nearctic species of Machimus (Diptera: Asilidae). Zootaxa, 3683, 561-70.
  2. ^ Tomasovic, G., & Saghaei, N. (2009). Contribution to the knowledge of the Asilidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Fars province (Iran). Entomologie faunistique 62(2) 45-56.
  3. ^ Machimus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  4. ^ Machimus. Fauna Europaea.