Leptogaster aridus Cole, 1919

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 : 97-98

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B842-E57D-63F1-F8D862CAFD45
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Leptogaster aridus Cole
status

Treatment

Leptogaster aridus Cole View in CoL

Leptogaster aridus Cole, 1919: 229 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Grayish brown species; 9 mm; mystax white; thorax gray pollinose; scutellum black, gray pollinose lacking bristles; wings hyaline; abdomen dark brown, posterior margins of segments 2–5 yellow; legs yellow, swollen part of hind femora, distal half of hind tibiae and last four joints of tarsi brown.

Distribution: CAMPBELL: Wyodak Plant/Station 1, 3, 8, A-2, 12B, Gillette, 10 June 1977 ( DM); Wyodak Plant/Station 1, Gillette, 22 June 1977 ( DM); Wyodak Plant/Station 13–15, Gillette, 24 May 1977 ( DM): JOHN- SON: 2.1 km N of I-90, Powder River Rd. Exit 8 June 1980 ( RJL); SHERIDAN: Sheridan, WANG, LTA, 14–15 June 2007 ( CSU, GMAD); 24–25 June 2010 ( BCK, BH) ( CSU, GMAD); 8–9 July 2010 ( BCK, DAL) ( CSU, GMAD).

Habitat: Wheatgrass-needlegrass shrub steppe shrub and grassland, and grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation types.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.