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A fabulous asilid Paul! It is a male Pegesimallus sp. This is a very large genus, mainly African -- in which the males of some spp. have extremely flashy leg ornamentation. Pegesimallus is in the Megapodinae, and is the only Old World member of this otherwise Neotropical group. Possibly Jason Londt (S. Africa) could recognize this particular species to sight, otherwise the specimen would need to be indentified by close examination of the specimen.

Cheers,

Eric