Osten-Sacken, 1887: 206
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
4MPLT
(Osten-Sacken)
Osten-Sacken
Osten-Sacken
1887
[151,636,1190,1217]
Insecta
Asilidae
Proctacanthella
Animalia
Diptera
55
56
Arthropoda
species
exquisita
Proctacanthus exquisitus Osten-Sacken, 1887: 206.
Recognition characters:Yellowish gray species; length 19–25 mm; mystax white; thorax yellow gray pollinose; scutellar setae and bristles pale yellowish white; wings subhyaline; abdomen yellowish gray; male hypandrium with a medial fan of white setae on each side; female eighth abdominal segment reddish brown; legs fore and mid femora reddish, hind femora black with posterior reddish stripe, tibiae dark reddish to black, densely covered with white setae, bristles mostly whitish. Distribution:FREMONT: Lander, WANG, LTA, 2 July 2005( CSU, GMAD). Habitat:Wheatgrass-needlegrass shrub steppe shrub and grassland vegetation type. Ethology:Nothing known. Prey:None known.