Species Callinicus pictitarsis

Classification · Numbers · Range · Remarks

Diogmites sp. ? - Callinicus pictitarsis

Callicus pictitarsis - Callinicus pictitarsis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)

Subfamily Stenopogoninae

Genus Callinicus

Species pictitarsis (Callinicus pictitarsis)

Numbers

This is not even in the same subfamily with the Diogmites group. Genus has five species. … Herschel Raney, 16 June, 2007

Range

All in CA with two bleeding over into the rocky mountain states of Utah and Nevada. One species into Oregon Wash Mont and Wyoming.

… Herschel Raney, 16 June, 2007

Remarks

one of several spp. of this genus in Calif. Sort of a generalized vespid wasp mimic. … Eric Fisher, 16 June, 2007

Contributed by Herschel Raney on 16 June, 2007 - 12:29pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 16 June, 2007 - 1:29pm

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