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Ommatius Wiedemann 1821

Description

Key to known pupal cases of Nearctic species of Ommatius

1 Outer or third posterior antennal process rounded and ridge­like; proboscial sheath smooth, except for slight rugoseness posteriorly; thoracic area above wing sheath with yellowish dorsomedian bristle­like spine behind posterior mesothoracic callosity; segment 1 without dorsolateral bristle­like spine on each side; venter of segment 8 with 15 bristle­like spines......................................... Ommatius gemma Brimley

­ Outer or third posterior antennal process apically acute; proboscial sheath smooth with rugose swellings on each side of midline posteriorly and median concave tubercle separated from swellings by narrow ridge of cuticle; thoracic area above wing sheath without dorsomedian bristle­like spine; segment 1 with 1 dorsolateral bristle­like spine on each side; venter of segment 8 with 4 bristle­like spines.............................................................................................................................................................. Ommatius tibialis Say

Notes

Published as part of Dennis, D. Steve, Barnes, Jeffrey K. & Knutson, Lloyd, 2008, Pupal cases of Nearctic robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae), pp. 1-98 in Zootaxa 1868 (1) on page 48, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1868.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5133591

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Wiedemann
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Ommatius
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821 sec. Dennis, Barnes & Knutson, 2008