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 Promachus cf xanthotrichus, Zambia
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 20-04-2013 13:47
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Not a clue... Location: Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia. Habitat: In formerly agricultural grassland, typically near trees/logpiles. Date: February 2013. Size 20-22mm? Large. Frequently seen mating. Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [192.23Kb] Edited by Will van Niekerk on 03-09-2014 16:32 |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 20-04-2013 14:05
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Different specimen, from the side:
Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [171.89Kb] |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 20-04-2013 14:06
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and wing:
Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [181.64Kb] Edited by Will van Niekerk on 20-04-2013 14:07 |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 26-04-2013 21:23
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
A bit of a guess Promachus sp. Wing venation and the fact there is gap between the antennae.
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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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 27-04-2013 11:56
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Thanks! Genus is usually enough for me... Unfortunately, I now have two quite different flies filed as possible Promachus, from the same location, so I'm going to have to do something about this... According to the Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, there are... several species of Afrotropical Promachus... (Madagascar endemics and one species known only from Eritrea not included)... Promachus abdominalis (Malawi) Promachus adamsii (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda) Promachus aequalis (S. A., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania) Promachus albicinctus (S. A.) P. apicalis (Zimbabwe) P. argentipennis (Sudan) P. aurulans (Tanzania) P. binucleatus (Ethiopia) P. bomensis (Congo) P. bottegoi (Ethiopia) P. brevipennis (Uganda) P. breviventris (Kenya, Tanzania) P. chalcops (Tanzania) P. cinereus (Zimbabwe) P. enucleatus (Tanzania) P. flavopilosus (Malawi, Uganda) P. floccosus (Nigeria) P. gossypiatus (Tanzania, Malawi) P. grisiventris (Sudan, Egypt) P. hirsutus (Zimbabwe) P. mediospinosus (Cameroon, Nigeria) P. negligens (Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia) P. obscuripes (Malawi) P. pontifex (Tanzania) P. rapax (Zanzibar) P. rectangularis (Eritrea, Ethiopia) P. rex (Tanzania) P. ruepelli (Ethiopia) P. reuppelli (Eritrea) P. rufescens (Sierra Leone) P. rufihumeralis (South Africa) P. scalaris (South Africa) P. simpsoni (Ghana, Nigeria) P. subtilis (Congo) P. tewfiki (Egypt, Sudan) P. tewfikis (Sudan) P. transvaalensis (South Africa) P. trichozoans (Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Togo) P. ugandiensis (Uganda, Malawi) P. xanthotrichus (Gabon, Angola, Congo, Zimbabwe, South Africa) Now I just have to eliminate most of those! |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 04-05-2013 21:03
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Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
If i can find a key to the afrotropical Promachus species i will let you know. I think Londt could have written one.
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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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-05-2013 15:03
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
I'll look out for it, Thanks. |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 03-09-2014 16:30
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Belated update: found Ricardo's 1920 paper on Promachus (Annals & Magazine of Natural History, series 9, vol 5), from which this should be P. xanthotrichus. Because of its date of publication, this does not rule out: P. aurulans (Tanzania); P. bomensis or P. subtilis (Congo); P. cinereus or P. hirsutus (both Zimbabwe); P rufihumeralis or P. transvaalensis (South Africa). Will update again one the original sources for these have been located... |
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