Posted by jonrichfield on 13-02-2015 16:40
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John Carr wrote:
It reminds me of Ormia (Tachinidae), which are nocturnal and show up at light. I don't know if that genus is present in South Africa.
John, many thanks. Following up on your lead I found:
http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/KON_8_0163-0164.pdf
On the basis of distribution it suggests either Aulacephala maculithorax, Mediosetiger microcephala, or any of several spp of Therobia. As it happens, pictures of all of these are thin on the ground, but the likeliest is the Aulacephala maculithorax on the basis of superficial appearance of species in (heaven help us!) Google!
Another suggestive hit was at
http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/KON_8_0163-0164.pdf
It strongly suggests Aulacephala badia, but suggests synonymy. However, its description of the face of the male and its presence in Pretoria looks to me as being close enough for jazz.
Bottom line:
many thanks and salaams. What a hit!
I'll pass this on to my friend.
Cheers,
Jon
Edited by jonrichfield on 13-02-2015 17:41