Machimus atricapillus
Species of fly
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Machimus atricapillus is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.[1][2]
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| Machimus atricapillus | |
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| Machimus atricapillus, North Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Machimus |
| Species: | M. atricapillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Machimus atricapillus (Fallén, 1814) | |
| Synonyms | |
Identification
It is a small, grey-black asilid (11-14 mm.) Difficult to distinguish from other Machimus. Wolff, Gebel and Geller-Grimm (2021), ( Majer (1997), van den Broek (1979), Stubbs and Falk (2001) all provide keys, descriptions and illustrations. Older works are also useful eg.Seguy (1920) [3] [4] [5][2] [6] [7] [8]