Stichopogon Loew, 1847

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 : 115-116

Stichopogon Loew

Stichopogon Loew, 1847: 499 .

Species found in Wyoming: Stichopogon colei and S. trifasciatus .

Key to Species (adapted from Barnes 2013)

1 Abdomen distinctly banded with tergites 1, 4, and 8 entirely or mostly white tomentose; tergites 2–3 mostly opaque dark brown or black, with anterior, posterior, and lateral margins white tomentose; tergites 5–6 usually opaque dark brown or black, with anterior and lateral margins white tomentose.............................................. Stichopogon trifasciatus

- Abdomen more or less concolorous, yellowish brown or reddish brown; tergite 4 not appreciably different from others, but sometimes with white tomentose on anterolateral corners; anterior and lateral margins of tergites 2–5 or 2–6 with wide, uneven bands of white tomentum, most pronounced on anterolateral margins............................... Stichopogon colei