Callinicus pictitarsis (Bigot)

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 : 102

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.5583998
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B847-E579-63F1-FF0062C1FDDD
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Callinicus pictitarsis (Bigot)
status

Treatment

Callinicus pictitarsis (Bigot) View in CoL

Laparus pictitarsis Bigot, 1878: 417 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Black and yellow to orange species; length 10–16 mm; mystax yellow to orangeish; thorax yellow pollinose; mesonotum central strip widely separated; scutellar setae and bristles shining yellow; wings hyaline; abdominal segments 2–5 mostly bright yellow pollinose; femora, in particular hind femora, may have an apical dorsal black stripe; tarsal segments yellowish to orange, black apically; setae and bristles mixed black to orangeish.

Distribution: Recorded from Wyoming by Back (1909) [as Chrysoceria pictitarsis ; near Lander, 1,524 –2,438 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft) elevation]; Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Douglas fir forest, wheatgrass-needlegrass shrub steppe shrub and grassland.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None Known.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Asilidae
Genus	Callinicus