Leptogaster hesperis Martin, 1957

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 : 98-99

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583979
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B843-E57E-63F1-F9EE62CAFFA5
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Leptogaster hesperis Martin
status

Treatment

Leptogaster hesperis Martin View in CoL

Leptogaster hesperis Martin, 1957: 378 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Grayish black species; length 11 mm; mystax pale; thorax black, gray pollinose, male with “V” shaped medial stripe, female with parallel median stripes, indefinite brown lateral stripes; scutellum gray pollinose; wings with more microtrichia apically than basally; abdomen black, dorsally brown pollinose, laterally and ventrally gray pollinose, posterior gray pollinose bands on segments 1–5, short erect sparse setae more abundant laterally and posteriorly on segment 2; fore and mid legs yellow; posterior femora yellow, reddish brown apically, tibiae yellow basally, reddish brown anteriorly.

Distribution: SHERIDAN: Sheridan, WANG, LTA, 2001a ( CSU, GMAD).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.