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Anthracinae ?
Guillermo Booth Rea
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Posted on 02-07-2008 19:08
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Any idea what this couple could be?
Thanks,

Guillermo
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Scenopinidae. Grin
 
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That was fast!
Thanks. Is it possible to go any farther?
 
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any chance to see the wing venation? It would turn more easy to say the genus.
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Where did you find this one? Very soon I will go to Granada. Smile It would be great to see the link for maps.google to know the location of these beauties. Smile
we have here the world expert in this family Wink Steve Gaimari .
 
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hmm.... more I see, this is more bombyliid than scenopinid. Scenopinids, for example, in rest have their wings closed, also the body is not so stout as it should be.
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Guillermo Booth Rea
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Here I send you the best I can get of wing venation. The solid lines a real. The doted ones are possible.
I hope it can help.

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http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/galeria/Petrorrossia-hespera-img35691.html

Here you have the google maps link.

Cheers,
 
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well this a genus I don't know in bombyliids.
 
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really cannot see enough but my guess would be Cononedys.
 
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