Ommatius tenellus Wulp, 1899: 97

Yatoo, Suhaib Firdous, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad, Pillai, Kavya G. & Cohen, Chris M., 2024, Catalog of the Robber Flies of India (Diptera: Asilidae), Zootaxa 5509 (1), pp. 1-88 : 59-61

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Ommatius tenellus Wulp, 1899: 97 View in CoL

Ommatius tenellus Wulp, 1899: 97 View in CoL . Type locality: Yemen (Haid Bin Haitham [Haitham Him]) [Lectotype ♂, OUMNH].

Indian distribution: Andhra Pradesh: Eluru Dist.: Eluru [Ellore Taluq] (city) ( Lal 1960: 13; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 336; 1990a: 41; 1998: 244).

World distribution: Algeria, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Israel, Niger, Republic of Chad, Senegal, Sudan, Yemen ( Wulp 1899: 97; Oldroyd 1975: 135; Joseph & Parui 1998: 244; Scarbrough 2002: 682; Hayat et al. 2008: 188; Ghahari et al. 2014: 1419).

* Ommatius tuberculatus Joseph & Parui, 1983

Ommatius tuberculatus Joseph & Parui, 1983b: 87 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Cinchona ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Kuttikkanam (town); Marayoor (town); 10 km S. Munnar (town); Peermade (village); Periyar (village); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Thrissur

Dist.: Chalakudy [Chalakudi] (town); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Cinchona (town); Valparai (town); Dindigul Dist.: Kodaikanal (town); Nilgiris Dist.: Kotagiri (town); 23 km S. Udhagamandalam [Ootacamund] (city) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 336; 1983b: 87; 1987c: 99; 1987d: 229; 1990a: 41; 1990b: 266; 1991: 247; 1995: 18; 1997b: 15; 1998: 247; Mathew 2004: 114; Sen et al. 2016: 212; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).

Pseudomerodontina Joseph & Parui, 1976

* Pseudomerodontina indica Joseph & Parui, 1979

Pseudomerodontina indica Joseph & Parui, 1979c: 103 View in CoL .Type locality: India (Karnataka: Madikeri ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Kodagu Dist.: Madikeri [Mercara] (town); Nagarhole [Nagerhole] (reserve); Kerala: Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain) ( Joseph & Parui 1979c: 103; 1983a: 337; 1990a: 41; 1997b: 16; 1998: 250; Sen et al. 2016: 213; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).

* Pseudomerodontina jayaraji Joseph & Parui, 1976

Pseudomerodontina jayaraji Joseph & Parui, 1976b: 303 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Yercaud ) [Holotype ♂, TNAU].

Indian distribution: Kerala: Idukki Dist.: Thekkady (town); Kollam Dist.: Madathara [Maddathoray] (village); Maharashtra: Matheran (hill station); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Dist.: Valparai (town); Salem Dist.: Shevaroy Hills (mountain): Yercaud (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1976b: 303; 1983a: 337; 1985: 56; 1990a: 41; 1997b: 16; 1998: 251; Sen et al. 2016: 213; Banerjee et al. 2020: 584; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).

Pygommatius Scarbrough & Marascia, 2003 View in CoL

* Pygommatius andamanensis (Joseph & Parui, 1983) View in CoL

Ommatius andamanensis Joseph & Parui, 1983b: 90 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Mannarghat) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Mannarghat (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 329; 1983b: 90; 1990a: 37; 1990c: 104; 1993c: 300; 1998: 187; Sen et al. 2016: 210).

* Pygommatius nicobarensis (Joseph & Parui, 1983)

Ommatius nicobarensis Joseph & Parui, 1983b: 92 View in CoL . Type locality: India ( Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: South Andaman Dist.: Little Andaman (island): Hutbay (village): Government School Compound (locale), Harminder [Harmendar] Bay (beach), Ramakrishnapur [Ramakrishnapuram] (village); Port Blair (city): Corbyn’s Cove Beach (beach); Vivekanandapuram (village); Nicobar Dist.: Great Nicobar (island): Campbell Bay (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1983a: 334; 1983b: 92; 1990a: 39; 1990c: 104; 1993c: 301; 1998: 221; Sen et al. 2016: 211).

* Pygommatius nilgiriensis (Joseph & Parui, 1989)

Ommatius nilgiriensis Joseph & Parui, 1989a: 196 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: Singara ) [Holotype ♂, USNM].

Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Singara (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1989a: 197; 1998: 223; Sen et al. 2016: 211).

Stenopogoninae Hull, 1962 View in CoL Connomyia Londt, 1992 View in CoL

* Connomyia dravidicus (Joseph & Parui, 1990)

Spanurus dravidicus Joseph & Parui, 1990d: 42 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Tamil Nadu: 11.3 km S.W.Avinashi) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Tamil Nadu: Tiruppur Dist.: 11.3 km S.W. Avinashi [Avanashi] (town) ( Joseph & Parui 1990d: 43; Londt 1993: 103; Sen et al. 2016: 214).

* Connomyia indicus (Joseph & Parui, 1990)

Spanurus indicus Joseph & Parui, 1990d: 40 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Rajasthan: Keral ) [Holotype ♂, ZSI].

Indian distribution: Rajasthan: Jodhpur Dist.: Jai Narain Vyas University [Jodhpur University] Campus (locale); Sirohi [Shirohi] Dist.: Kiwarli [Kiarali] (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1990d: 41; Londt 1993: 147; Sen et al. 2016: 214).

Grypoctonus Speiser, 1928 View in CoL

* Grypoctonus engeli Hradský & Geller-Grimm, 1998 View in CoL

Grypoctonus engeli Hradský & Geller-Grimm, 1998: 104 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling ) [Holotype ♀, ZSM].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling [Darjiling] (town) ( Hradský & Geller-Grimm 1998: 104).

Microstylum Macquart, 1838 View in CoL

* Microstylum albolimbatum Wulp, 1898 View in CoL

Microstylum albolimbatum Wulp, 1898: 118 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal: Darjeeling ) [Syntypes ♂, ♀, HNHM].

Indian distribution: Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills Dist.: Shillong (city); Sikkim: Gangtok Dist.: Ranipool (town); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Singla (village) ( Wulp 1898: 119; Lal 1960: 71; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 309; 1989a: 194; 1990a: 24; 1997a: 94; Parui 2003: 331).

* Microstylum ananthakrishnani Joseph & Parui, 1984

Microstylum ananthakrishnani Joseph & Parui, 1984c: 449 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Kerala: Ponmudi Range ) [Holotype ♂, UCR].

Indian distribution: Karnataka: Shivamogga [Shimoga] Dist.: Agumbe [Agumbe Ghat] (village); Kerala: Palakkad Dist.: Silent Valley (reserve): Dam Site (locale); Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Ponmudi [Poonmudi] Range (mountain); Wayanad Dist.: Chembra Peak Area (mountain); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris Dist.: Cherangode (village) ( Joseph & Parui 1984c: 449; 1986b: 158; 1987d: 226; 1990a: 24; 1991: 243; Parui & Joseph 1994: 191; Mathew 2004: 113; Sen et al. 2016: 208; Pillai et al. 2023: 416).

* Microstylum apicale ( Wiedemann, 1821) View in CoL

Dasypogon apicalis Wiedemann, 1821: 216 View in CoL . Type locality: India (West Bengal) [Holotype ♂, NHMD].

Indian distribution: West Bengal: Darjeeling [Darjiling] Dist.: Singla (village); Sukna (village) ( Wiedemann 1821: 216; Bromley 1935: 230; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 309; 1990a: 25; 1991: 244; 1997a: 95).

* Microstylum apiforme ( Walker, 1851)

Dasypogon apiformis Walker, 1851: 97 View in CoL . Type locality: India [ East India] [Holotype ♂, NHMUK].

Indian distribution: India [no further locality] ( Walker 1851: 97; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 119; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 309; 1990a: 25).

* Microstylum basirufum Bigot, 1878 View in CoL

Microstylum basirufum Bigot, 1878: 403 View in CoL . Type locality: India (Assam) [Holotype ♀, OUMNH].

Indian distribution: Assam: [no further locality] ( Bigot 1878: 403; Lal 1960: 47; Oldroyd 1975: 120; Joseph & Parui 1983a: 309; 1990a: 25).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Asilidae
Genus	Ommatius