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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journal article
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Lasiopogon monticola
Melander
Lasiopogon monticola
Melander, 1923c: 142
.
Recognition characters:
Brownish gray species; length 5.6–11.6 mm; mystax brown black sometimes with a few pale setae ventrally; thorax tomentum dorsally and laterally gray/gray gold, with brown dorsocentral stripes that diverge anteriorly, not distinctly bisected and gold gray acrostichial stripes, setae brown or black; scutellar tomentum gray/gold to gray, 3–5 strong bristles on each side mixed with shorter, weaker dark bristles and setae; abdominal tergites with gray/gray gold (male) to gold gray (female) bands of tomentum, sternite tomentum gold gray, setae white except on female segments 5–7 dark; surstyli shining dark brown to black with sparse brown to black setae; dististyle compact; legs dark brown to black, tarsi often paler brown.
Distribution:
TETON: Grand Teton National Park,
23 June 1938
(
ECVD
) (specimen in
CAS
),
14 July 1939
(
DJN
,
JNK
) (two specimens deposited in the
OS
,
CATIC
); Grand Tetons National Park, Jackson Hole,
28 June 1938
(
ECVD
) (specimen in
CAS
). YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Continental Divide,
2,499 m
(
8,199 ft
),
8 Aug. 1919
(
ALM
) (specimen in
USNM
). Recorded from
Wyoming
by:
Cannings (2013)
;
Geller-Grimm (2018)
.
Habitat:
Douglas fir forest and pine-douglas fir forest vegetation
types
. Mountain meadows and forests, especially subalpine.
Ethology:
Nothing known.
Prey:
None known.