Lasiopogon arenicola
(Osten Sacken, 1877)
Lasiopogon arenicola is a Nearctic robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae) originally described by Osten Sacken in 1877. It belongs to the bivittatus section of the Lasiopogon, a group of predatory flies characterized by their robust build and distinctive facial mystax. The was validated in a 2020 molecular phylogenetic revision that included it in a Bayesian species tree analysis based on mitochondrial COI and three nuclear protein-coding loci (AATS, PEPCK, Wg). As a member of the Asilidae , it shares the group's characteristic predatory habits and sand-dwelling implied by its species epithet 'arenicola' (sand-dweller).
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lasiopogon arenicola: /ˌlæsiˈɒpoʊɡɒn ˌærɪˈniːkələ/
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Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- ID Challenge #13 – Addendum | Beetles In The Bush
- Cicindelidae | Beetles In The Bush | Page 9
- Cicindela albissima—The Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle | Beetles In The Bush
- Saving endangered species with herbicides | Beetles In The Bush
- Molecular phylogeny of the genus Lasiopogon (Diptera: Asilidae) and a taxonomic revision of the bivittatus section