| Machimus | |
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| Machimus arthriticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Subfamily: | Asilinae |
| Genus: | Machimus Loew 1849 |
| Species | |
Many, see text | |
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]