Pupal cases of Nearctic robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae)
Author
Dennis, D. Steve
Author
Barnes, Jeffrey K.
Author
Knutson, Lloyd
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-09-03
1868
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1
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1868.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1868.1.1
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Subfamily
Leptogastrinae
The
Leptogastrinae
comprise 18 valid genera, 6 of which occur in the Nearctic Region (
GellerGrimm 2003
). For the Nearctic Region, pupal cases of only 2 species in 2 genera have been described. The pupal case of
Apachekolos tenuipes
(Loew)
is described herein for the first time.
Leptogaster flavipes
Loew
was described briefly in
Malloch (1917)
and
Bromley (1946)
. The following tentative key is based on information presented in the aforementioned publications, as well as
Melin (1923)
,
Séguy (1927)
, and
Zinov'eva (1959)
concerning
Leptogaster
species
not found in the Nearctic Region.