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Hodophylax James, 1933
[Dasypogoninae: Isopogonini]
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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James, M.T. (1933): New Asilidae from colorado. - American Museum Novitates 596: 1-3 [1]; New York.
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Type species:
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Hodophylax aridus James, 1933: 2
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Literature:
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Wilcox, J. (1961): The genus Hodophylax James (Diptera: Asilidae). - Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 56: 112-116; New York - Lancaster [key].
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Nearctic species:
- Hodophylax aridus James, 1933
- Hodophylax basingeri Pritchard, 1938
- Hodophylax halli Wilcox, 1961
- Hodophylax tolandi Wilcox, 1961
Hodophylax aridus James, 1933
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Founded on:
Wilcox, J. (1961): The genus Hodophylax James (Diptera: Asilidae). - Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 56: 112-116; New York - Lancaster. [amended]
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Scutellum wholly pollinose. Style two-thirds length of postpedicel. Tibiae and tarsomeres black. Face at antennae three-fourth width of one eye.
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Scutellum laterally bare of pollen. Style not more than one-half length of postpedicel. Tibiae and tarsomeres dorsally reddish. Face at antennae twi-thirds width of one eye.
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Lower one-fourth of face bare of pollen. Hairs of mystax laterally ectending one-third distance of antennae. Pollinose fasciae on abdominal segments 2-4 entire or nearly so and 2-5 with a central vertical pollinose stripe or spot. Hairs on scutum sparse, adpressed and not larger than first antennal segment. Length 9-10 mm . . . . . Hodophylax halli Wilcox, 1961 [CA]
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Face wholly pollinose. Hairs of mystax extending one-half distance to antennae. Pollinose fasciae interrupted on all abdominal segments. Hairs on scutum semierect and as long or longer than scape and pedicel combined. Length 5-9 mm . . . . . Hodophylax basingeri Pritchard, 1938 [CA, AZ, UT, NV, MEX?]
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Scutellum narrowly bare of pollen at sides. Female abdominal segments 2-4 with entire pollinose fasciae leaving a bare spot on either side anteriorly and a rounded spot at the middle posteriorly. male segments 2-3 similar but segments 4-5 wholly pollinose. Length 7 mm . . . . . Hodophylax aridus James, 1933 [CO, AZ, NM, TX, KS]
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Scutellum broadly bare of pollen laterally. Pollinose fasciae of both sexes broadly interrupted on abdominal segments 1-5. Length 6-8 mm . . . . . Hodophylax tolandi Wilcox, 1961 [AZ, NM, MEX?]
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