Cophura timberlakei
Wilcox, 1965
Cophura timberlakei is a of in the , described by Wilcox in 1965. It belongs to the Brachyrhopalinae, a group characterized by relatively short . The species is named in honor of P.H. Timberlake, a prominent associated with the University of California, Riverside, whose extensive collections of and formed a major foundation of the UCR Research Museum holdings. As with other Asilidae, this species is presumed to be a predatory , though specific ecological details remain undocumented in the available sources.
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How to pronounce Cophura timberlakei: /koˈfuːrə tɪmbərˈleikiː/
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Etymology
The specific epithet 'timberlakei' honors Philip Hunter Timberlake (1883-1981), an who worked at the University of California, Riverside from 1914 to 1950. Timberlake specialized in , particularly the , and amassed extensive collections that remain foundational to the UCR Research Museum.
Taxonomic Context
The Cophura belongs to the Brachyrhopalinae within , distinguished from other subfamilies by characters including shortened . The Asilidae contains over 7,000 described worldwide, all predatory as .