Cophura brevicornis (Williston)

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 : 81

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.5583883
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B872-E54C-63F1-FA3462CAF82E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cophura brevicornis (Williston)
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Cophura brevicornis (Williston) View in CoL

Taracticus brevicornis Williston, 1883: 22 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Grayish black species; length 8–10 mm; mystax black, limited to oral margin; thorax gray pollinose; wings with brownish aspect; scutellar bristles 2, black; abdomen black, lateral apical corners of segments 2–5 silvery pollinose; legs brown, setae short and white bristles black.

Distribution: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Mammoth Hot Springs Camp, 23 July 1957 (AD & HD - CU); 9 July 1930; 1 July 1932 ( AMNH). Recorded from Wyoming by: Geller-Grimm (2018); Melander (1923a) ( YNP).

Habitat: Douglas fir forest and sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation types.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.