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Ablautus arnaudi
Ablautus arnaudi is a small species of robber fly in the family Asilidae, first described by Wilcox in 1966. Adults measure approximately 6–7 millimeters in length. The species exhibits sand-colored cryptic coloration and displays distinctive sexual dimorphism in facial hair coloration. Males possess bright white facial hairs and engage in elaborate courtship displays involving leg-waving and rocking movements. Like all Asilidae, this species is predatory in both adult and larval stages.
Asilidae robber-fly predatory sexual-dimorphism courtship early-spring sand-colored cryptic leafhopper-predator mystax facial-hair-dimorphism extra-oral-digestion venomous sit-and-wait-predator plains-habitat small-size 6-7-mm white-facial-hairs-male gold-facial-hairs-female leg-waving-display rocking-display Wilcox-1966 Ablautus-revision Charlotte-Herbert-Alberts Colorado eastern-plains