A Black Hanging Thief in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/26/2018). (c) Reid Rumelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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The type species for the genus, Diogmites platypterus is dark in color, and has broad wings, as its specific epithet would suggest. The wings are dark brownish, darker than any similar species. The body is dark brown, without conspicuous lateral spots on the abdomen, while the legs are orange or yellow. The species occurs in low vegetation near water (Artigas, 1966).
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A Black Hanging Thief in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/26/2018). (c) Reid Rumelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Diogmites |
| Species: | D. platypterus
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| Diogmites platypterus Loew, 1866
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Diogmites platypterus is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Diogmites platypterus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Diogmites platypterus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Diogmites platypterus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Diogmites platypterus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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