Neomochtherus auricomus (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 : 53-54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583765
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scientific name	Neomochtherus auricomus (Hine)
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Neomochtherus auricomus (Hine) View in CoL

Asilus auricomus Hine, 1909: 148 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Yellowish gray species; length 15–18 mm; mystax mostly yellow to golden yellow with a few black bristles above; thorax yellowish gray with prominent mid-dorsal stripe; scutellum with long yellow setae and two yellow marginal bristles; wings hyaline basally, grayish along the inner margin and at the apex; abdomen yellowish gray with yellow setae on each segment and several yellow bristles posteriorly; legs mostly shining yellow, femora with elongate black marking in the middle on the anterior side; tibiae with a black spot apically on the anterior side; tarsi infuscate, in particular apically.

Distribution: CARBON: Kortes Dam, 9 Aug. 1968 ( RLB) (specimen in CAS).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.