Laphria aimatis McAtee, 1918

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 : 90

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583939
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scientific name	Laphria aimatis McAtee
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Laphria aimatis McAtee View in CoL

Laphria aimatis McAtee, 1918: 160 View in CoL .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.