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

[2] Neoitamus cothurnatus can reach a body length of about 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in).

[3] Males have tergite 6 predominantly tomentose, only shiny dorsally; epandria is short, more or less square.

The latter shows more elongate and almost totally black hind basitarsi, that are mostly red in Neiotamus cothurnatus.

This article related to members of the fly family Asilidae is a stub.