Wiedemann, 1821: 198
Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species
Lavigne, Robert J.
Dennis, Steve
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-30
4662
1
1
126
(Wiedemann)
Wiedemann
[151,604,1334,1361]
Insecta
Asilidae
Pogonioefferia
GBIF
Animalia
Diptera
41
42
Arthropoda
species
pogonias
Asilus pogonias Wiedemann, 1821: 198.
Recognition characters:Reddish brown species; length 18–27 mm; mystax yellow, few black bristles below laterally; thorax black, uniformly brown tomentose except yellow tomentose on reddish areas, three strong black bristles laterally on the transverse suture, 2 above the wing base; scutellum yellowish brown tomentose, the disc covered with long, black, weak setae-like bristles, 12 strong, black bristles on the posterior margin; wing veins margined with yellow; abdominal segments 2–4 with reddish incisures; in males dorsum of abdominal segments 1–5 and venter of segments 2–5 black setae, segments 6–7 silvery without white parted setae on any segments; in females dorsum of abdominal segments 1–7 and venter of at least segments 2–3 black; femora black, middle femora obscured red apically and ventrally, tibiae red, darkened apically, femora and tibiae with black and white setae mixed. Distribution:ALBANY: Laramie, 15 Aug. 1978( GS) (specimen in NMSCA). Recorded from Wyomingby Martin & Wilcox (1965)(as Efferia pogonias). Habitat:Sagebrush steppe and wheatgrass-needlegrass shrub steppe shrub and grassland, and grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass, grama-buffalo grass and wheatgrass-needlegrass grassland vegetation types. Ethology:Nothing known. Prey:None known.