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 4662 1 1 126 journal article 25823 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1 7070ef91-15db-4b7e-a87d-72e7b0bdb192 1175-5326 3383448 366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC Dicropaltum pawneeae Martin Dicropaltum pawneeae Martin 1975: 80 . Recognition characters: Black species; length 7–8 mm ; mystax bristles yellow below, white above; thorax yellowish coppery brown tomentose; scutellum black, yellowish brown tomentose, bristles 2 strong, white; wings hyaline, pale brownish apically; abdomen black, yellowish brown tomentose, ellipsoidal dark brown spots medially on tergites 2–7; legs femora black, tibiae reddish, darkened anteriorly, setae and bristles white. Distribution: PLATTE: Recorded from Wyoming by Martin (1975) ( paratype , Glendo, 3 June 1958 ). Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass vegetation type . Ethology: Nothing known. Prey: None known