Machimus Loew, 1849
(a genus of robber flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 73 images 1 ident. refs
Machimus cingulatus
Brown Heath Robberfly
Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 18 images 1 ident. refs
Machimus cowini
Irish Robberfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMachimus (a genus of robber flies)
FamilyASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Smaller Species

Smart, M.J. 2005 Identification of the females of the smaller British species of Machimus sensu lato (Diptera, Asilidae) with a note on the morphology of the ventral abdominal and thoracic plates Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 12: 61-68.

Machimus (a genus of robber flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Machimus (a genus of robber flies)
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