Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species
Author
Lavigne, Robert J.
Author
Dennis, Steve
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-30
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Callinicus pictitarsis
(Bigot)
Laparus pictitarsis
Bigot, 1878: 417
.
Recognition characters:
Black and yellow to orange species; length
10–16 mm
; mystax yellow to orangeish; thorax yellow pollinose; mesonotum central strip widely separated; scutellar setae and bristles shining yellow; wings hyaline; abdominal segments 2–5 mostly bright yellow pollinose; femora, in particular hind femora, may have an apical dorsal black stripe; tarsal segments yellowish to orange, black apically; setae and bristles mixed black to orangeish.
Distribution:
Recorded from
Wyoming
by
Back (1909)
[as
Chrysoceria pictitarsis
; near Lander,
1,524
–2,438
m
(
5,000 to 8,000 ft
) elevation];
Geller-Grimm (2018)
.
Habitat:
Douglas fir forest, wheatgrass-needlegrass shrub steppe shrub and grassland.
Ethology:
Nothing known.
Prey:
None Known.