| Machimus setibarbus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Machimus |
| Species: | M. setibarbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Machimus setibarbus | |
| Synonyms | |
Asilus setibarbusLoew, 1849 | |
Machimus setibarbus is a species of fly in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies.
This species is widespread in Europe (Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Croatia, Germany, Finland, Greece, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Norway, Russia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia), North Africa (Tunisia), and in the Near East (Israel). [2] [3]
Machimus setibarbus can reach a body length of about 16–27 millimetres (0.63–1.06 in). [3] These robber flies have a face beard with distinctly stout bristles and four-eight scutellar marginal bristles. Legs are entirely black, but sometimes knees are paler. Moreover front femur do not show ventrally distinct stout bristles, but only hairs. [4]
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
Dasypogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 60 genera and 520 described species in Dasypogoninae.
Prolepsis is an insect genus of mainly neotropical Diptera in the family Asilidae or robber flies.
Diogmites is a genus of mainly neotropical flies in the family Asilidae or robber flies.
Stenopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 70 genera and 740 described species in Stenopogoninae.
Leptogastrinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 18 genera and more than 450 described species in Leptogastrinae.
Stenopogon is a genus of robber flies, insects in the family Asilidae. There are at least 200 described species in Stenopogon.
Stichopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 14 genera and at least 230 described species in Stichopogoninae.
Asilus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 150 described species in Asilus.
Coleomyia is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about eight described species in Coleomyia.
Leptogaster is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 260 described species in Leptogaster.
Plesiomma is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 20 described species in Plesiomma.
Taracticus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 16 described species in Taracticus.
Psilocurus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 14 described species in Psilocurus.
Zabrops is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about eight described species in Zabrops.
Dasylechia is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There is one described species in Dasylechia, D. atrox.
Echthodopa is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least four described species in Echthodopa.
Cyrtopogon ruficornis is a species of fly in the robber flies family. It is found in parts of Central and Southern Europe.
Stilpnogaster aemula is a species of 'stiletto flies' belonging to the family Asilidae.
Neomochtherus geniculatus is a species of fly in the robber fly family, Asilidae.
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