Lasiopogon apoecus
McKnight, 2020
Lasiopogon apoecus is a of robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae) described by McKnight in 2020. It belongs to the bivittatus section of the Lasiopogon, a group of small to medium-sized predatory flies found in western North America. The species was established based on both morphological and molecular evidence from mitochondrial (COI) and nuclear (AATS, PEPCK, Wg) markers.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lasiopogon apoecus: /ˌlæziˈɑːpoʊˌdʒɑn əˈpiːkəs/
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Taxonomic placement
Lasiopogon apoecus is assigned to the bivittatus section (equivalent to the bivittatus group sensu Cannings 2002) based on phylogenetic analysis.
Molecular basis
delimitation supported by Bayesian species tree analysis of one mitochondrial (COI) and three nuclear protein-coding loci (AATS, PEPCK, Wg).