Daptolestes feminategus

Translingual Etymology From mul Daptolestes la:fēmina woman la:tegus carcass, leather, in reference to Marvel superheroine Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Black Widow. Proper noun 1 m species family Asilidae a robber fly resembling Black Widow en mul Deadpool fly among new Australian 'super power' species creating a buzz w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53571442 2020-07-28 The Black Widow fly, or Daptolestes feminategus - meaning woman wearing leather. The Marvel character is played by Scarlett Johansson https://web.archive.org/web/20251228110517/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53571442 28 December 2025 en mul Jessie Yeung Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 2020-07-29 Black Widow, also known as Natasha Romanoff, also has her own fly – “Daptolestes feminategus,” meaning woman wearing leather, in reference to Scarlett Johansson’s iconic leather suit worn in the movies. https://web.archive.org/web/20251113041206/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 13 November 2025