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 An Asilid Hymenopteran mimic from Cyprus.
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 03-04-2012 18:15
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As indicated in my previous posting I have recently returned from northern Cyprus where this little stunner was among the flies I managed to photograph. At a first glance I thought it was going to be a Hymenopteran but with only one pair of wings and halteres what a brilliant mimic it is. The specimen which I have retained is about 8mm long. It was found on 30 March near Avtepe. Any suggestions on identification would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Alan Alan Outen attached the following image:  [96.26Kb] Edited by Alan Outen on 03-04-2012 19:55 |
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 03-04-2012 18:15
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here is a dorsal view.......
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 03-04-2012 18:16
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and here is another......
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-04-2012 19:21
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Looks like Asilidae to me - change the title to attract the experts 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| andyj |
Posted on 03-04-2012 20:17
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Looks a bit pycnopogon-like to me. |
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 04-04-2012 15:23
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Many thanks to you both. Hopefully an Asilid specialist might be able to add to this. Alan |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 05-10-2015 20:06
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Maybe more an Asilid fanatic than an expert, but i think this could well be P. mixtus
Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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