Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species
Author
Lavigne, Robert J.
Author
Dennis, Steve
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-30
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Ospriocerus aeacidinus
(Williston)
Stenopogon aeacidinus
Williston, 1886: 289
.
Recognition characters:
Gray and orange species; length
14–20 mm
; mystax white; thorax grayish yellow pollinose; meron with fine short setae; wings brown; abdomen yellowish red; segments 1 and 7 black as is segment 6 laterally; legs black to reddish black, bristles and setae black.
Distribution:
FREMONT: near Lander,
1,524
–2,438
m
(
5,000
–8,000
ft
),
July 1895
(
RM-UK
). Recorded from
Wyoming
by:
Geller-Grimm (2018)
.
Habitat:
Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation
type
.
Ethology:
Nothing known.
Prey:
None known.