Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903

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 : 88

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.5583923
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B875-E54B-63F1-FCCB62CAFB8F
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903
status

Treatment

Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903 View in CoL

Atomosia sayii Johnson, 1903: 113 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Black species; length 7–8 mm; mystax white; thorax black dorsally, gray pollinose laterally, setae on dorsum golden, on sides white; scutellum bare, setae and bristles golden; wings brownish; abdomen shining black, setae golden; legs yellow except that the apical tarsal segments are black above.

Distribution: FREMONT: Riverton, 15 June 1955 ( FCH).

Habitat: Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.