Laphria vivax Williston, 1883
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583951 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B87E-E540-63F1-FDD062CAFB0A |
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Plazi |
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Laphria vivax Williston |
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Laphria vivax Williston View in CoL
Laphria vivax Williston, 1883: 30 View in CoL .
Recognition characters: Shining black species; length 14–22 mm; long setae of mystax black, decumbent pile yellow; thorax with short black pile, distinct blue reflection, tufts of setae elsewhere on thorax yellowish; scutellum with yellow setae and marginal upturned yellow and black bristles; wings nearly hyaline towards base, lightly clouded with pale brownish on outer part, veins reddish; abdomen with short black pile, thick longer yellow pile; legs black, setae on femora mixed black and golden, front and middle tibiae on outer side with yellow pile, trace of yellow pile on hind tibiae.
Distribution: TETON: 1.6 km S of Jackson Biological Research Sta., Moran, 6 July–23 Aug. as predator of Passaloecus relativus Fox ( Hymenoptera : Crabronidae ) [ Evans (1970)].
Habitat: Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland vegetation type.
Ethology: Nothing known.
Prey: None known.
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