Cerotainiops abdominalis
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| Cerotainiops abdominalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Cerotainiops |
| Species: | C. abdominalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerotainiops abdominalis (Brown, 1897) | |
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Cerotainiops abdominalis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4] The species is known to prefer to prey upon Pogonomyrmex ants, but, when temperatures are high, they will prey upon beetles, such as Collops limbellus. [5]
