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