The pupal case of a Nearctic robber fly, Diogmites contortus Bromley 1936 (Diptera: Asilidae)

D. Steve Dennis; Jeffrey K. Barnes

doi:10.3956/2013-15.1

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D. Steve Dennis,¹ Jeffrey K. Barnes²

¹(DSD) 1105 Myrtle Wood Drive, St. Augustine, Florida 32086-4838, U.S.A. e-mail: dstevedennis@msn.com
²(JKB) Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, 319 Agriculture Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, U.S.A. e-mail: jbarnes@uark.edu

Abstract

The pupal case of the Nearctic robber fly, Diogmites contortus Bromley 1936, is described, illustrated, and compared with the pupal cases of three other Nearctic species, D. discolor Loew 1866, D. misellus (Loew 1866), and D. neoternatus (Bromley 1931). A key is provided to the pupal cases of these species. The main characteristics of the D. contortus pupal case are, (1) abdominal segment 1 with dorsal transverse row of 30 spurs, (2) abdominal segments 5–7 with uninterrupted ventral row of 41–47 bristle-like spines, and (3) abdominal segment 8 with 8 lateral bristle-like spines on each side.

Pacific Coast Entomological Society

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D. Steve Dennis and Jeffrey K. Barnes "The pupal case of a Nearctic robber fly, Diogmites contortus Bromley 1936 (Diptera: Asilidae)," The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 89(3), 168-175, (1 July 2013). https://doi.org/10.3956/2013-15.1

Received: 29 April 2013; Published: 1 July 2013

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