Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dysmachus ID
Posted by Luis Alvarez on 29-04-2016 08:52
#1
Galicia (Spain), 24/04/2016.
It is the first Asilidae I've seen this year. I think it's a female Dysmachus. It looks like D. trigonus but I'm not sure. Thanks.
Regards,
Luis Álvarez
Edited by Luis Alvarez on 29-04-2016 09:06
Posted by Quaedfliegh on 30-04-2016 00:26
#2
Maybe dasynotus... at least the D. cristatus, trigonus, dasynotus group....: )
Posted by Luis Alvarez on 30-04-2016 07:56
#3
Thanks Reinoud.
I have more photos. I can add some if you think you could help to ID.
Best regards,
Luis
Posted by Quaedfliegh on 30-04-2016 21:28
#4
This picture is great! extra pictures are welcome but will not clarify the identity. A good picture the front femur would nice for it seems to carry stout bristles on the underside. This would point at D. dasynotus, but the long bristles on the back of the mesonotum would point at D. cristatus, so.......The characters used in literature to separate the species are very variable in real life and it that makes it near to impossible to make a definitive id. Ik think this group of species needs a thorough revision to clarify the status of them. DNA analysis might help....; )))
Posted by Luis Alvarez on 01-05-2016 07:36
#5
Hello Reinoud,
Thank you for your time and for explanations.
Best regards,
Luis