Neoitamus cothurnatus, the scarce awl robberfly, is a species of 'robber fly' belonging to the family Asilidae.[1]
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| Neoitamus cothurnatus Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Neoitamus |
| Species: | N. cothurnatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoitamus cothurnatus (Meigen, 1820)
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Distribution
editThis species is present in Europe.[2]
Description
editNeoitamus cothurnatus can reach a body length of about 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in).[3] Males have tergite 6 predominantly tomentose, only shiny dorsally; epandria is short, more or less square. In females sternite 7 shows tomentose longitudinal stripes.[4]
This species is rather similar to Neoitamus cyanurus. The latter shows more elongate and almost totally black hind basitarsi, that are mostly red in Neiotamus cothurnatus.[5] [6][7]
Biology
editThese robberflies fly from end of May to middle of August.[8]
References
edit- ^ EU-nomen
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ William Lundbeck Diptera danica : genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark
- ^ Robbe flies - Photographic atlas and identification key
- ^ Flickr
- ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
- ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
- ^ Waarnemingen
External links
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Data related to Neoitamus cothurnatus at Wikispecies
Media related to Neoitamus cothurnatus at Wikimedia Commons- Grim Robberflies of Germany
- Images representing Neoitamus cothurnatus
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