Stilpnogaster auriannulatus (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 : 61

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583809
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B81E-E520-63F1-FC5762CAF917
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Stilpnogaster auriannulatus (Hine)
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Stilpnogaster auriannulatus (Hine) View in CoL

Stilpnogaster auriannulatus Hine, 1906: 29 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Black and yellow species; length 14–17 mm; mystax black; scutellar bristles several, black; wings with brown aspect; abdomen shining black, segments 2–4 with golden yellow annulus apically; legs, femora black except for pre-apical bands of yellow, tibiae yellow with apical black band, tarsal segments yellow with black bases.

Distribution: TETON: Grand Tetons, Jenny Lake, 25 June 1938 ( ECVD) (specimen in CAS); Grand Teton National Park, July 1947 ( RMB) (specimen in CAS); Jackson Hole, Grand Tetons, 28 June 1938 ( ECVD) (two specimens in CAS); Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, 8 Aug. 1960 ( RJL); Teton Pass, 16 July 1937 ( WNB, J. Wilcox record). YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Roosevelt Lodge (322 m S of Tower Jct.), 1 July 1938 ( ECVD) (male specimen in CAS). Recorded from Wyoming by: Adisoemarto (1967) (as Asilus auriannulatus ); Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Douglas fir forest (clearings within the forest where shrubs and grasses are dominant) and sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation types.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.