Neomochtherus albicomus (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 : 53

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583761
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scientific name	Neomochtherus albicomus (Hine)
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Neomochtherus albicomus (Hine) View in CoL

Asilus albicomus Hine, 1909: 150 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Gray species; length 13–15 mm; mystax white, few dark in extreme upper part; thorax gray with dark mid-dorsal stripe; scutellar bristles white; wings hyaline; abdomen gray to gray brown or gray black with gray posterior margin preceded by a row of long white bristles that reach almost over the dorsal surface, in particular on anterior segments; legs red, femora a little darker basally.

Distribution: TETON: Grand Teton National Park, 18 Aug. 1931 ( LDA) (specimen in CAS).

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.