Pogonioefferia helenae (Bromley)

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 : 41

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B80A-E534-63F1-FF00676EFA37

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Plazi

scientific name

Pogonioefferia helenae (Bromley)
status

 

Pogonioefferia helenae (Bromley)

Erax helenae Bromley, 1951: 30 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Grayish brown species; length 17–24 mm; mystax white with few black bristles on oral margin; setae and bristles of mesonotum mostly black, some white bristles intermixed posteriorly, postpronotal and supraalar setae white; meral bristles white; scutellar setae mixed white and black, mostly black, marginal bristles white; in males abdominal tergites 2–5 black setae dorsocentrally, segments 6 and 7 silvery white pollinose; legs with femora black; tibiae black, posterior sides pale reddish brown, except the tips.

Distribution: FREMONT: Lander, WANG, LTA, 2 July 2005 ( CSU, GMAD); Riverton, 18 Sept. 1962 ( RJL). GOSHEN: 17 Aug. 1945 ( REP). HOT SPRINGS: Dutch Nick Flats, Big Horn Basin, 14 Sept. 1962 ( RJL). PLATTE: Camp Guernsey, WANG, 2001b ( CSU, GMAD); Chugwater, 5 Aug. 1954 ( WDF); Bowman Ranch, Dwyer, 17 Oct. 1963 ( RJL); Russell Ranch, Dwyer, 27 Aug. 1962 ( RJL); Dwyer, numerous records, 18 Aug.–8 Oct. ( RJL, REP); Glendo, 20 Aug.–11 Sept. 1957 ( DRT); Guernsey, Frederick Ranch, 25 Aug–9 Sept. 1960, 15 Aug.–13 Sept. 1962 ( RJL), 2 Sept. 1964 ( RJL, FRH); E flank of Laramie Peak, Laramie Mtns., 3 Sept. 1964 ( RJL, FRH); Wheatland Canyon, 5 Aug. 1960 ( RJL). Recorded from Wyoming by: Dennis & Lavigne [1975) (as prey of Proctacanthus milbertii (as Proctacanthus micans )], (1976b) (pupal case; as Efferia helenae ); Dennis et al. (2009) (as Efferia helenae ); Geller-Grimm (2018); Lavigne (1964) (as Efferia bicaudata ), 1992 (as Efferia helenae ); Lavigne & Dennis [1975) (as Efferia helenae ; prey of Pogonioefferia frewingi (as Efferia frewingi )], (1994) (as Efferia helenae ); Lavigne & Holland (1969) (as Efferia helenae ; as prey of Diogmites angustipennis ); Lavigne & Pfadt (1966) (grasshopper predator); Lavigne et al. (1994) (as prey of Efferia helenae ).

Habitat: Douglas fir forest (clearings within the forest where shrubs and grasses are dominant), and gramaneedlegrass-wheatgrass and grama-buffalo grass vegetation types. Open rangeland, the Wheatland area is characterized by blue grama ( Bouteloua gracilis ), little bluestem [ Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium ( Andropogon scoparius Michx. )], and yucca ( Yucca glauca Nutt. ).

Ethology: Rests on and forages from ground, grass mat, and vegetation 12–60 cm above the ground (see Lavigne 1964 as Efferia bicaudata ; Lavigne & Holland 1969 as Efferia helenae ).

Prey: The following prey were collected 17 km NW of Wheatland on 21 Aug. 1972: DIPTERA , Asilidae : Pogonioefferia helenae (Bromley) ; HEMIPTERA (Homoptera) , Cicadellidae : Cuerna costalis (Fabricius) ; Gypona melanota Spangberg ; HYMENOPTERA , Sphecidae : Solierella sp.; Tiphiidae : Myzinum quinquecinctum (F.); Tiphia sp.; ORTHOPTERA , Acrididae : unidentified. COLEOPTERA , DIPTERA , HETEROPTERA, HOMOP- TERA, HYMENOPTERA , LEPIDOPTERA , NEUROPTERA, ODONATA, ORTHOPTERA (see note under P. bicaudata ). Most of the prey records in Lavigne (1964) as well as the biological observations refer to P. helenae instead of P. bicaudata ; see also Dennis et al. 2009; Lavigne 1992; Lavigne & Dennis 1994; Lavigne & Holland 1969; Lavigne & Pfadt 1966; Rogers & Lavigne 1972 (all as Efferia helenae ).

CSU

Colorado State University

REP

Desert Experiment Station of the W.I.R.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Asilidae

Genus

Pogonioefferia

Loc

Pogonioefferia helenae (Bromley)

Lavigne, Robert J. & Dennis, Steve 2019
2019
Loc

Erax helenae

Bromley, S. W. 1951: 30
1951
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