Promachus magnus Bellardi, 1861

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 : 60

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.5583801
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B819-E527-63F1-FB1B62CAF917
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Promachus magnus Bellardi
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Promachus magnus Bellardi View in CoL

Promachus magnus Bellardi, 1861: 26 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Dark grayish black species; length 27–35 mm; mystax white; thorax dark reddish with narrow gray dorsal stripes; scutellum with sparse white setae, black bristles rare; wings reddish hyaline, slightly darker at the apex; abdominal segments black above with gray posterior borders; male genitalia densely silvery pilose above; legs very dark reddish.

Distribution: Recorded in Wyoming by Dennis & Lavigne (2007) (Platte and Sweetwater Counties).

Habitat: Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland, and grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation types.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.