Neomochtherus auricomus (Hine)

Asilus auricomus Hine, 1909: 148 .

Recognition characters: Yellowish gray species; length 15–18 mm; mystax mostly yellow to golden yellow with a few black bristles above; thorax yellowish gray with prominent mid-dorsal stripe; scutellum with long yellow setae and two yellow marginal bristles; wings hyaline basally, grayish along the inner margin and at the apex; abdomen yellowish gray with yellow setae on each segment and several yellow bristles posteriorly; legs mostly shining yellow, femora with elongate black marking in the middle on the anterior side; tibiae with a black spot apically on the anterior side; tarsi infuscate, in particular apically.

Distribution: CARBON: Kortes Dam, 9 Aug. 1968 (RLB) (specimen in CAS).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.