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

Author	Smart, M.J.
Year	2005
Title	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
Type	Paper
How Complete	M. atricapillus, cingulatus and cowini.
Source	Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 12: 61-68.
Illustrations	Colour photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)	Discusses the characters used in Stubbs & Drake (2001) and presents a new illustrated key to the females of the smaller species.
Examine	Stereo Microscope

Notes & Purpose	Status	Taxon	English	Classification
For identification	Current	Machimus	a genus of robber flies	Animalia: Diptera: Asilidae
For identification	Current	Machimus atricapillus	Kite-tailed Robberfly	Animalia: Diptera: Asilidae
For identification	Current	Machimus cingulatus	Brown Heath Robberfly	Animalia: Diptera: Asilidae
For identification	Current	Machimus cowini	Irish Robberfly	Animalia: Diptera: Asilidae

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