Machimus snowii

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Machimus snowii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Machimus
Species:
M. snowii
Binomial name
Machimus snowii
(Hine, 1909)
Synonyms [1]
  • Asilus annulatus Williston, 1893
  • Asilus snowii Hine, 1909

Machimus snowii is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Machimus snowii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Machimus snowii species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Machimus snowii". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Machimus snowii Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.