''Machimus'' is a genus of

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in the family

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, the robber flies and assassin flies. They can be found nearly worldwide, except in

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and

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.Dennis, D. S., & Barnes, J. K. (2012)
Pupal cases of three nearctic species of ''Machimus'' (Diptera: Asilidae).
''Zootaxa'', 3683, 561-70. Most are native to the

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and southern

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. As of 2013 there were approximately 188 described species in the genus. Machimus sp

Species include:''Machimus''.
Fauna Europaea. *'' Machimus aberrans'' *'' Machimus adustus'' *'' Machimus annulipes'' *'' Machimus antennatus'' *'' Machimus antimachus'' *'' Machimus aradensis'' *'' Machimus aridalis'' *'' Machimus arthriticus'' *'' Machimus autumnalis'' *'' Machimus barcelonicus'' *'' Machimus biljici'' *'' Machimus blantoni'' *'' Machimus blascoi'' *'' Machimus caliginosus'' *'' Machimus callidus'' *'' Machimus carolinae'' *'' Machimus chrysitis'' *'' Machimus cinerarius'' *'' Machimus cingulatus'' *'' Machimus citus'' *'' Machimus coleus'' *'' Machimus concinnus'' *'' Machimus cowini'' – Manx robber fly *'' Machimus cribratus'' *'' Machimus cyanopus'' *'' Machimus debilis'' *'' Machimus delusus'' *'' Machimus dubiosus'' *'' Machimus elegans'' *'' Machimus erythocnemius'' *'' Machimus fattigi'' *'' Machimus fimbriatus'' *'' Machimus floridensis'' *'' Machimus formosus'' *'' Machimus fortis'' *'' Machimus frosti'' *'' Machimus gilvipes'' *'' Machimus globifer'' *'' Machimus gonatistes'' *'' Machimus griseus'' *'' Machimus hinei'' *'' Machimus hubbelli'' *'' Machimus ibizensis'' *'' Machimus idiorrhytmicus'' *'' Machimus javieri'' *'' Machimus johnsoni'' *'' Machimus krueperi'' *'' Machimus lacinulatus'' *'' Machimus latapex'' *'' Machimus lecythus'' *'' Machimus linearis'' *'' Machimus longipenis'' *'' Machimus lucentinus'' *'' Machimus madeirensis'' *'' Machimus maneei'' *'' Machimus margaretae'' *'' Machimus modestus'' *'' Machimus monticola'' *'' Machimus nahalalensis'' *'' Machimus nevadensis'' *'' Machimus nigrifemoratus'' *'' Machimus notatus'' *'' Machimus notialis'' *'' Machimus novaescotiae'' *'' Machimus occidentalis'' *'' Machimus paropus'' *'' Machimus pilipes'' *'' Machimus portosanctanus'' *'' Machimus prairiensis'' *'' Machimus pyrenaicus'' *'' Machimus rubidus'' *'' Machimus rusticus'' *'' Machimus sadyates'' *'' Machimus sanctimontis'' *'' Machimus sareptanus'' *'' Machimus setibarbus'' *'' Machimus setiventris'' *'' Machimus snowii'' *'' Machimus stanfordae'' *'' Machimus subdolus'' *'' Machimus tephraeus'' *'' Machimus thoracius'' *'' Machimus vescus'' *'' Machimus virginicus''

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3430434 Asilinae Asilidae genera