Neomochtherus montanus (Hine)

Lavigne, Robert J. & Dennis, Steve, 2019, Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species, Zootaxa 4662 (1), pp. 1-126 : 54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583772
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scientific name	Neomochtherus montanus (Hine)
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Neomochtherus montanus (Hine) View in CoL

Asilus montanus Hine, 1909: 149 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: gray species; length 13 mm; mystax with few bristly, mostly white setae and a few black ones above; thorax gray with mid-dorsal black stripe divided more anteriorly; scutellum with two black marginal bristles; wings clear hyaline; abdomen with grayish dust, most prominent on the posterior margins of the segments that are preceded by 2–3 small bristles; legs mostly reddish, anterior side of femora, apex of tibiae and tarsi fuscous.

Distribution: JOHNSON: S Fork of Crazy Woman Creek, 27 July 1964 ( HBL) (specimen in CAS).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.