Lasiopogon bitumineus
McKnight, 2020
Lasiopogon bitumineus is a of robber fly in the Asilidae, described by McKnight in 2020 as part of a taxonomic revision of the bivittatus section of the Lasiopogon. The species was among 13 new species described from Nearctic in a comprehensive phylogenetic and systematic study. As a member of the bivittatus section, it belongs to a morphologically defined group of western Nearctic Lasiopogon species.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lasiopogon bitumineus: /ˌlæzɪˈɒpəˌɡɒn bɪˌtuːˈmɪniəs/
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Similar Taxa
- Lasiopogon bivittatusType of the bivittatus section; L. bitumineus was described as part of a revision distinguishing new species from previously described including L. bivittatus
- Other bivittatus section speciesThe 2020 revision described 12 other new in the same section (L. anaphlecter, L. apoecus, L. asilomar, L. canningsi, L. condylophorus, L. esau, L. nelsoni, L. odontotus, L. sierra, L. tumulicola, L. wilcoxi), which were distinguished using morphological characters and molecular data