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 Surinamese Asilidae: Eicherax sp.
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| Auke |
Posted on 19-11-2012 22:11
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 306 Joined: 21.10.12 |
Another pair of Asilidae. One of them was repeatedly shaking its abdomen while mating. Is that behaviour necessary to deliver the sperm to the female? Is this done by all Asilidae? And could anybody put a name on this species as well? Suriname, Para, Zanderij (secondary savanna forest), XI-2012 Best regards, Scarabaeoid Auke attached the following image:  [90.29Kb] Edited by Auke on 17-02-2013 05:04 |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 22-11-2012 18:24
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Eicherax sp. |
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| Auke |
Posted on 06-02-2013 01:48
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 306 Joined: 21.10.12 |
Thank you very much! I added the genus to my picture file. Best regards, Scarabaeoid |
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