Neomochtherus hypopygialis (Schaffer)

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 : 54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583767
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B817-E529-63F1-FEE862CAFC06
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Neomochtherus hypopygialis (Schaffer)
status

Treatment

Neomochtherus hypopygialis (Schaffer) View in CoL

Asilus hypopygialis Schaffer, 1916: 68 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Grayish black species; 15 mm; mystax black above, white below; thorax yellowish-gray pollinose, with prominent median brown stripe narrowly divided; scutellum almost without vestiture, bristles 2, black; wings hyaline, slightly clouded towards apex; abdomen covered with grayish-brown pollen, setae on dorsum blackish, bristles and setae on sides and ventrally, white; legs reddish-brown, except outer side of femora; femora and tibiae with sparse setae.

Distribution: PLATTE: Gray Rocks Ranch, Camp Guernsey, WANG, 22 July 2008 ( CSU, GMAD). Recorded from Wyoming by Fisher & Wilcox (1997), and Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.