Dasypogoninae
Blepharepiini
Blepharepium
Dasypogonini
Lestomyia
Parataracticus *
Saropogon
Taracticus
Isopogonini
Comantella
Cophura
Hodophylax
Nicocles
Omninablautus
Lastaurini
Diogmites
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Parataracticus Cole, 1924
[Dasypogoninae: Dasypogonini]
Neotropical
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Nearctic
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Palaearctic
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Afrotropical
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Oriental
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Australian & Oceania
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Description:
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Cole, F.R. (1924): Notes on the dipterous family Asilidae, with descriptions of new species. - Pan-Pacific Entomologist 1(1): 7-13 [11]; San Francisco.
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Type species:
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Parataracticus rubidus Cole, 1924: 12
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Literature:
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Wilcox, J. (1967): New species and a key to the species of Parataracticus Cole. - Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 40: 13-16; Manhattan - Lawrence [key].
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Nearctic species:
- Parataracticus cuyamus Wilcox, 1967
- Parataracticus melanderi Wilcox, 1967
- Parataracticus niger Martin, 1955
- Parataracticus rubidus Cole, 1924
- Parataracticus wyliei Martin, 1955
Parataracticus niger Martin, 1955
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Founded on:
Wilcox, J. (1967): New species and a key to the species of Parataracticus Cole. - Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 40: 13-16; Manhattan - Lawrence. [amended]
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Abdomen and legs all or largely black. lateral margins of abdominal segments 1-6 and posterior fascia on 2-4 interrupted by one-fifth width of abdomen, gray pollinose. Disc of scutellum gray pollinose, posterior margin bare with 6-7 yellowish bristles. Length 5-7 mm . . . . . Parataracticus niger Martin, 1955 [CA, MEX, BCF]
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Abdomen and legs yellowish red.
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Humeri, intermediate areas, postalar calli and a central posterior spot of scutum, shining black. Abdominal segments 1 and 4-6 laterally and posterior fascia on 2-4 interrpted by one-third width of abdomen, white pollinose. Disc of scutellum gray pollinose, posterior margin bare with 7 whitish bristles. Length 6 mm . . . . . Parataracticus melanderi Wilcox, 1967 [AZ, TX]
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Humeri and mesonotum pollinose, postalar calli shining brown or reddish.
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Scutellum bare except laterally pollinose, 6-7 whitish marginal bristles. Lateral margins of abdominal segments 1-6 and posterior fascia on 2-4 interrupted by two-fifth width of abdomen, white pollinose. Length 5-7 mm . . . . . Parataracticus rubidus Cole, 1924 [CA]
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Disc of scutellum all pollinose or with a basal central bare spot.
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Disc of scutellum with a basal central bare spot, 6 yellowish marginal bristles. Lateral margins of abdominal segments 1-6 and posterior fascia on 2-4 interrupted by one-fifth width of abdomen, white pollinose. Length 5-7 mm . . . . . Parataracticus wyliei Martin, 1955 [CA]
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Disc of scutellum all pollinose, 4-7 brownish marginal bristles. Abdominal segments 1 and 5-6 and posterior fascia on male 2-4 and female 2-3 interrupted by one-fifth width of abdomen, white pollinose. Length 5-6 mm . . . . . Parataracticus cuyamus Wilcox, 1967 [CA]
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