Acta Carp. Occ. 16: 12-17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.62317/aco.2025.002

Tolmerus cowini (Diptera: Asilidae) – a new species of the robber fly for the Czech Republic

Pavel Marhoul1, Robert Vlk2, Tomáš Kadlec3
1 Beleco, Na Zátorce 10, 160 00 Praha 6, Česká republika
2 Biologický ústav, Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno – Bohunice; Česká republika
3 Katedra ekologie, Fakulta životního prostředí, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha – Suchdol, Česká republika

The robber fly Tolmerus cowini (Hobby, 1946) is re­ported for the first time from the Czech Republic. Distribution, habitat preferences and distinguishing from the closely related Tolmerus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1781) are briefly discussed.

Keywords: Asilidae, Czech Republic, Diptera, faunisticrecord

Received: January 30, 2025; Revised: January 30, 2025; Accepted: February 18, 2025; Published online: March 7, 2025  Show citation

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Marhoul, P., Vlk, R., & Kadlec, T. (2025). Tolmerus cowini (Diptera: Asilidae) – a new species of the robber fly for the Czech Republic. Acta Carpathica Occidentalis, 16, Article 12-17. https://doi.org/10.62317/aco.2025.002
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