Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species
Author
Lavigne, Robert J.
Author
Dennis, Steve
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-30
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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Promachus magnus
Bellardi
Promachus magnus
Bellardi, 1861: 26
.
Recognition characters:
Dark grayish black species; length
27–35 mm
; mystax white; thorax dark reddish with narrow gray dorsal stripes; scutellum with sparse white setae, black bristles rare; wings reddish hyaline, slightly darker at the apex; abdominal segments black above with gray posterior borders; male genitalia densely silvery pilose above; legs very dark reddish.
Distribution:
Recorded in
Wyoming
by
Dennis & Lavigne (2007)
(Platte and Sweetwater Counties).
Habitat:
Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland, and grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation
types
.
Ethology:
Nothing known.
Prey:
None known.