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Laphystia rubra Hull 1957

Description

Laphystia rubra Hull

Laphystia rubra Hull, 1957: 74.

Recognition characters: Gray and reddish brown species; length 8–9 mm; mystax white to brownish yellow bristles; thorax gray pollinose; scutellum with golden tinge because of short appressed setae; abdomen reddish brown, setae short, appressed, golden, bristles yellowish white with from 25 on sides of each segment; dense grayish golden pollen on sides of all segments; femora yellowish gray pollinose, dorsal 4/5 of fore, 1/2 of middle, and entire hind pair brown apically; basal 1/2 of tibiae yellowish; setae and bristles white.

Distribution: SWEETWATER: N. Rock Springs, 28 July 1964 (RJL) (specimen in NMSCA).

Habitat: Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.

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 page 95, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3383448

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Hull
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Laphystia
Species
rubra
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Laphystia rubra Hull, 1957 sec. Lavigne & Dennis, 2019

References

  • Hull, F. M. (1957) Some new species of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae). Psyche, 64, 70 - 75. https: // doi. org / 10.1155 / 1957 / 29278