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 King-sized Asilidae
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| Isidro |
Posted on 05-07-2012 17:50
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2102 Joined: 26.04.07 |
In an exhibition of insects in a museum, it can be collected in any continent of Earth. I first thought that it was a Mydas sp. but looking closer I saw that is a robberfly. Compare size with a Volucella bombylans in the corner.
Edited by Isidro on 05-07-2012 17:51 |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 05-07-2012 21:58
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Proagonistes sp., a large Laphriine asilid from East Africa or Madagascar (Andrenosomatini - related to Andrenosoma, Pogonosoma, etc.). |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 05-07-2012 22:10
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2102 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks Eric, species impossible? |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 06-07-2012 01:48
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Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Call it 'probably' Proagonistes praeceps (Walker), from S. Africa & Zimbabwe. It looks just like this sp. -- but the ID is still a guess, since the locality of the specimen is unknown. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 06-07-2012 04:34
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2102 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks Eric! |
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