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Thraxan prolatus
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Posted on 01-03-2009 09:42
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Found this hovering around a termite mound making short stops to egg lay under ledges. It has long legs and can hover very well. ID please anyone?
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Another view, laying egg under ledge in the mud
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I would go for Bombyliidae. David Gibbs might be able to tell you more.
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somewhere around Heteralonia sp. (?)
 
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Thraxan prolatus according to this website

http://www.brisba...hraxan.htm
 
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Thanks David, looks good to me.
 
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See also my thread http://www.dipter...ad_id=2343 from 2006, where David Greathead identified a similar fly as Thraxan.
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