Machimus | |
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Machimus arthriticus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
Machimus | |
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Machimus arthriticus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]