Neoitamus cothurnatus

Neoitamus cothurnatus, the scarce awl robberfly, is a species of 'robber fly' belonging to the family Asilidae.

Distribution
This species is present in Europe.

Description
Neoitamus cothurnatus can reach a body length of about 12 - 17 mm. Males have tergite 6 predominantly tomentose, only shiny dorsally; epandria is short, more or less square. In females sternite 7 shows tomentose longitudinal stripes.

This species is rather similar to Neoitamus cyanurus. The latter shows more elongate and almost totally black hind basitarsi, that are mostly red in Neiotamus cothurnatus.

Biology
These robberflies fly from end of May to middle of August.