Cophura hurdi Hull, 1960
Antioch robberfly, Antioch cophuran robberfly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Powell, 1978; Dunn, 2005)
Distribution
Antioch Dunes, California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hull, F. M. (1960). New species of Syrphidae and Asilidae (Diptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 36: 69-74.
Other references:
Dunn, R. R. (2005). Modern insect extinctions, the neglected majority. Conservation Biology 19(4): 1030-1036.
Fisher, E. M. and J. A. Wilcox. 1997. Catalog of the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of the Nearctic Region. Preliminary draft - not for publication. 56 pp.
Powell, J. A. (1978). Endangered habitats for insects: California coastal sand dunes. Atala 6: 4155.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). (1989). Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; animal notice of review. Federal Register, Department of the Interior 54(4): 554-579.
http://sardisandstamm.wordpress.com/about-the-wildlife/dune-insects/
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.112083/Cophura_hurdi