Negasilus gramalis (Adisoemarto)

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 : 52

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583753
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scientific name	Negasilus gramalis (Adisoemarto)
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Negasilus gramalis (Adisoemarto) View in CoL

Asilus gramalis Adisoemarto, 1967: 64 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Golden species; length 9–13 mm; mystax mostly white, three black bristles on top and few on lower corners; thorax golden yellow pollinose; scutellum golden yellow pollinose with two marginal scutellar bristles; wings hyaline; abdomen grayish yellow pollinose; legs, femora black with reddish brown streaks on ventroposterior sides; tibiae reddish brown, black apically; tarsi reddish brown.

Distribution: Yellowstone National Park: 11 km NW Continental Divide on Highway 16, elevation 2,733 m (9,000 ft), 20 July 1964 ( TEK) (specimen in CAS).

Habitat: Douglas fir forest (clearings within the forest where shrubs and grasses are dominant), and sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation types.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.