Callinicus pictitarsis (Bigot)

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 : 102

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583998
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scientific name	Callinicus pictitarsis (Bigot)
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Callinicus pictitarsis (Bigot) View in CoL

Laparus pictitarsis Bigot, 1878: 417 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Black and yellow to orange species; length 10–16 mm; mystax yellow to orangeish; thorax yellow pollinose; mesonotum central strip widely separated; scutellar setae and bristles shining yellow; wings hyaline; abdominal segments 2–5 mostly bright yellow pollinose; femora, in particular hind femora, may have an apical dorsal black stripe; tarsal segments yellowish to orange, black apically; setae and bristles mixed black to orangeish.

Distribution: Recorded from Wyoming by Back (1909) [as Chrysoceria pictitarsis ; near Lander, 1,524 –2,438 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft) elevation]; Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Douglas fir forest, wheatgrass-needlegrass shrub steppe shrub and grassland.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None Known.

References

Back, E. A. (1909) The robber-flies of America north of Mexico belonging to the subfamilies Leptogastrinae and Dasypogoninae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 35, 137 - 400, 11 pls. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 9381

Bigot, J. M. F. (1878) Dipteres nouveaux ou peu connus. Tribu des Asilid. Annales de la Societe entomologique de France, 10 (8), Part 10, 401 - 446.

Geller-Grimm, F. (2018) Robber flies (Asilidae), database, catalog of species. Available from: http: / www. geller-grimm. de / catalog / species. htm (accessed 23 March 2018)