Banks, 1917: 54
Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species
Lavigne, Robert J.
Dennis, Steve
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-30
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Banks
Banks
[151,421,1047,1074]
Insecta
Asilidae
Laphria
Animalia
Diptera
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Arthropoda
species
sackeni
Dasyllis sackeni Banks, 1917: 54.
Recognition characters:Golden orange species; length 16–22 mm; mystax orange except for a few black setae on side below; thorax orange pilose except mesonotum which is largely short black pilosity; scutellar setae and bristles orange; wings brownish; abdomen brownish, orange pilose; legs black, pile of femora and tibiae black and orange and of tarsi black, bristles black. Distribution:Recorded from Yellowstone National Park, 26 June 1907( WR) by McAtee (1918)under the name L. vulturO. S. Wilcox (1936c)states, “This is the species ( sackeni) referred to as vulturby McAtee, Mr. Greene having compared specimens with McAtee’s material in the U. S.National Museum.” Habitat:Douglas fir forest, sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation types. Ethology:Nothing known. Prey: COLEOPTERA, Scarabaeidae: Yellowstone National Park, 26 June 1907( WR).