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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » near macquarti (Laphria near macquarti)

near macquarti

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Laphria Laphria Laphria sp - Laphria - male robber fly - Laphria - female Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly - Laphria - female Laphria Robber Fly - Laphria Robber Fly - Laphria
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)
Subfamily Laphriinae
Genus Laphria (Bee-like Robber Flies)
No Taxon near macquarti
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Laphria floridensis (Bromley), 1950:234 (Bombomima) (see Bullington)
Explanation of Names
Described by Bromley in PhD dissertation as 'floridensis,' but name not valid because it was not published.(1) Bromley died unexpectedly in 1954 before completing a formal description.
Size
22-27 mm length
Identification
Quoting Bullington:
It is very similar to Laphria maquartii, but differs in having an predominantly yellow mystax, more yellow on the prothoracic tibiae, and yellow instead of black hairs on the dorsal side of the hind or mesothoracic femora, that is, on the first long "joint" of the hind legs. It also usually has only the first three rather than the first four abdominal tergites yellow.
Range
Southeastern United States: NC south to Florida, west at least to Louisiana (BugGuide images)
See Also
Laphria macquarti
Internet References
Taxon discussed by Bullington (2): Synopsis, redescription
Works Cited
1.The Laphriine Robber Flies of North America
Bromley, Stanley Willard. 1934.
2.The Laphriini Pages
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 10 July, 2015 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ben Coulter
Last updated 28 November, 2021 - 12:32pm

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