Diogmites angustipennis Loew, 1866

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 : 82-83

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scientific name	Diogmites angustipennis Loew
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Diogmites angustipennis Loew View in CoL

Diogmites angustipennis Loew, 1866: 23 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Light to dark orange species; length 16–30 mm; mystax confined to oral margin, white; thorax orangeish white and orange with two orangeish white stripes dorsally; scutellar bristles 2, black, no scutellar setae; abdomen orangeish white pollinose; abdomen light orange, short light setae dorsally on all segments, few black ones intermixed on segment 2; segments 2–5 with diagonal black stripes laterally; legs orange with black bristles.

Distribution: CROOK: Devils Tower National Monument, 16–18 Aug. 1983; 18 Aug. 1984. GOSHEN: Torrington, 9 Aug. 1950 ( REP). NIOBRARA: 32 km NE Lusk, 13 Aug. 1982. PLATTE: Camp Guernsey, WANG, 2001b ( CSU. GMAD); Dwyer, 24 Aug. 1960, 1 Aug.1961, 17 Aug. 1962, 3 Sept. 1964 ( RJL); Glendo, 3 Sept. 1964 ( RJL); 6 July 1972 ( SD); Gray Rocks Ranch, Camp Guernsey, 22 July–5 Aug. 2008 ( CSU, GMAD); Laramie Peak, Laramie Range, 3 Sept. 1964 ( FRH, RJL); Palmer Canyon, Laramie Range, 1,703 m (5,587 ft), 12 July1966 ( RJL); 14 Sept. 1951 ( REP); Wheatland, 5 Aug.–10 Sept. 1964 ( FRH, RJL); 13–31 Aug. 1965 ( RJL); 20 July 1966 ( ACS); 37 km N of Wheatland, 22 Aug. 1967 ( DR), 9–18 Aug. 1972 ( SD), 21 Aug. 1972 ( RJL), 27–30 July 1973 ( SD), 23–30 July 1974 ( SD); Guernsey, numerous records, 4 Aug.–5 Sept. ( RJL, FRH); Oregon Trail Park, Guernsey, 21 Aug. 1973 ( SD). Recorded from Wyoming by: Barnes (2010a) (Crook, Laramie, Niobrara and Platte Counties); Fisher & Wilcox (1997); Geller-Grimm (2018); Lavigne & Holland (1969).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass and grama-buffalo grass grassland vegetation types. Open range, short- to mid-grass plains; rangeland (see Lavigne & Holland 1969).

Ethology: Rests on and forages from both soil and tall perennials; courtship (see Lavigne & Holland 1969).

Prey: All prey were taken in the Wheatland area. DIPTERA , Asilidae : Diogmites augustipennis , 20 July1974; Megaphorus guildiana , 9 Aug. 1972, 28 July 1973, 23 July 1974, 29 July 1974; Ospriocerus latipennis , 20 July 1973; HEMIPTERA (Homoptera) , Membracidae : Tortistilus collinus (Van Duzee) , 27 July 1973 (two records); HY- MENOPTERA, Formica sp. (winged reproductives), 21 Aug. 1972, Aug. 21 1972 (two records); Vespidae : Rygchium annulatum (Say) , 9 Aug. 1972. COLEOPTERA , DIPTERA , HEMIPTERA (Heteroptera, Homoptera) , HYMENOP- TERA, LEPIDOPTERA , ORTHOPTERA (see Barnes 2010a; Lavigne & Holland 1969; Lavigne and Pfadt 1966).