Opaculus-section

Guides

• Lasiopogon karli

  Lasiopogon karli is a species of robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae) described by McKnight in 2020. It belongs to the cinereus group within the opaculus section of the genus Lasiopogon, distinguishing it from the bivittatus section that was the primary focus of the taxonomic revision in which it was described. As a member of the Asilidae family, it is presumed to share the general predatory habits characteristic of robber flies, though species-specific ecological data remain undocumented in available sources.

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• Lasiopogon martinensis

  Lasiopogon martinensis is a species of robber fly (Asilidae) originally described by Cole & Wilcox in 1938. Molecular phylogenetic analysis has transferred this species from the bivittatus section to the tetragrammus group within the opaculus section of the genus Lasiopogon. The species is considered valid based on taxonomic revision of Nearctic Lasiopogon.

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• Lasiopogon tetragrammus

  Great Lakes Sandpirate

  Lasiopogon tetragrammus is a species of robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae) first described by Loew in 1874. The species was transferred from the bivittatus section to the tetragrammus group of the opaculus section in a 2020 molecular phylogenetic revision by Cannings. It is known by the common name Great Lakes Sandpirate, reflecting its geographic association with the Great Lakes region.

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