James, 1937: 14
Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species
Lavigne, Robert J.
Dennis, Steve
Zootaxa
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James
James
1937
[151,520,620,647]
Insecta
Asilidae
Leptogaster
Animalia
Diptera
97
98
Arthropoda
species
coloradensis
Leptogaster coloradensis James, 1937: 14.
Recognition characters:Grayish brown species; length 7–10 mm; mystax straw white; thorax silvery gray pollinose laterally and brown pollinose dorsally; scutellum gray pollinose lacking bristles, few white marginal setae present; abdomen gray pollinose laterally and brown pollinose dorsally; legs yellow with only the apical fifth of hind tibiae brown. Distribution:PLATTE: Hartville, 19 June 1963( RJL). SHERIDAN: 31 May 1946( REP). Recorded from Wyomingby: Adisoemarto (1967); Geller-Grimm (2018). Habitat:Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation type. Ethology:Nothing known. Prey:None known.