Cerotainiops abdominalis

Cerotainiops abdominalis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.^[1][2][3][4] 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. ^[5]

Cerotainiops abdominalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Asilidae
Genus:	Cerotainiops
Species:	C. abdominalis
Binomial name
Cerotainiops abdominalis (Brown, 1897)
Synonyms
Cerotainiops rufiventris Curran, 1930 Nusa abdominalis Brown, 1897 Nusa atripes McAtee, 1919 Nusa similis Brown, 1897