Ospriocerus vallensis Martin, 1968

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 : 105

Ospriocerus vallensis Martin

Ospriocerus vallensis Martin, 1968: 420 .

Recognition characters: Red and black species; length 22 mm; mystax black; antennal style short and not extended apically; thorax black, thinly gray pollinose, 5 long black dorsocentrals on the metanotal declivity; scutellum subshining dark brown, 8 marginal bristles, vestiture black; wings black; abdominal sternites 1–3 black, sternites 4–6 red, tergites 2–4 with brownish pollen caudolaterally on incisures, tergite 2 with narrow posterior red band, tergites 3–7 red; legs black, apical tarsal segments red, vestiture black.

Distribution: Recorded from Wyoming by Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Saltbrush-greasewood shrub and sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation types.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.