Cerotainiops abdominalis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. The species is known to prefer to prey upon Pogonomyrmex ants, but, when temperatures are high, they will prey upon beetles, such as Collops limbellus.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Bromley, S.W. (1950). "Florida Asilidae (Diptera) with descriptions of one new species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 43: 227–239.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Dikow, T. (2009). . American Museum of Natural History.
  • Hull, F.M. (1962). "Robber flies of the world". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 224.
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; Vockeroth, J.R.; Wood, D.M. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

External links

  • Dikow, Torsten (2018). . National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution.
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