Neomochtherus hypopygialis (Schaffer)

Asilus hypopygialis Schaffer, 1916: 68 .

Recognition characters: Grayish black species; 15 mm; mystax black above, white below; thorax yellowish-gray pollinose, with prominent median brown stripe narrowly divided; scutellum almost without vestiture, bristles 2, black; wings hyaline, slightly clouded towards apex; abdomen covered with grayish-brown pollen, setae on dorsum blackish, bristles and setae on sides and ventrally, white; legs reddish-brown, except outer side of femora; femora and tibiae with sparse setae.

Distribution: PLATTE: Gray Rocks Ranch, Camp Guernsey, WANG, 22 July 2008 (CSU, GMAD). Recorded from Wyoming by Fisher & Wilcox (1997), and Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.