Published August 30, 2019 | Version v1
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Atomosia Macquart. 1838

Description

Atomosia Macquart

Atomosia Macquart, 1838: 73.

Species found in Wyoming: Atomosia puella and A. sayii.

Key to Species [adapted from Barnes (2008)]

1 Femora and tibiae largely black or dark brown; femora often pale at extreme apex, tibiae often pale at extreme base; wing cell r 5 usually broadly open at wing margin........................................................ Atomosia puella

- Femora and tibiae all or mostly yellow; wing cell r 5 narrowly open at wing margin, closed at wing margin, or closed and petiolate at wing margin........................................................................ Atomosia sayii

Notes

Published as part of Lavigne, Robert J. & Dennis, Steve, 2019, Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species, pp. 1-126 in Zootaxa 4662 (1) on pages 87-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3383448

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Asilidae
Genus
Atomosia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Macquart.
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Atomosia Macquart., 1838 sec. Lavigne & Dennis, 2019

References

  • Macquart, P. J. M. (1838) Dipteres Exotiques Nouveaux ou peu connus. Memoires de la Societe royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1, 14 - 156. [Asilidae] https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 51482
  • Barnes, J. K. (2008) The genus Atomosia Macquart (Diptera: Asilidae) in North America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 110, 701 - 732. https: // doi. org / 10.4289 / 07 - 073.1