Laphria aimatis McAtee

Laphria aimatis McAtee, 1918: 160 .1

Recognition characters: Black and orange species; length 18–21 mm; mystax black; thorax faintly gray pollinose, appearing black to the naked eye; scutellar setae and bristles black; wings blackish, abdomen segment 1 and 2 black, segments 3–6 with short orange pile dorsally, lateral setae of abdominal segment 1 white; legs black, setae on legs white, bristles black.

Distribution: PLATTE: El Rancho (roadhouse), Dwyer, 3 May 1962 (RJL).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.