Neoitamus cothurnatus
Species of insect
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Neoitamus cothurnatus, the scarce awl robberfly, is a species of 'robber fly' belonging to the family Asilidae.[1]
| Neoitamus cothurnatus | |
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| Neoitamus cothurnatus Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Neoitamus |
| Species: | N. cothurnatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoitamus cothurnatus (Meigen, 1820) | |
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Distribution
This species is present in Europe.[2]
Description
Neoitamus cothurnatus can reach a body length of about 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in).[3] Males have tergite 6 predominantly tomentose, only shiny dorsally; epandria is short, more or less square. In females sternite 7 shows tomentose longitudinal stripes.[4]
This species is rather similar to Neoitamus cyanurus. The latter shows more elongate and almost totally black hind basitarsi, that are mostly red in Neiotamus cothurnatus.[5] [6][7]
Biology
These robberflies fly from end of May to middle of August.[8]
