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 Asilidae? - Pogonosoma maroccanum
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| JoergSiemers |
Posted on 10-10-2013 10:49
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Member Location: Köln in Germany Posts: 15 Joined: 09.10.13 |
Hello experts in the diptera.info forum, I observed this large Asilidae (?) on Menorca, having caught a Polistes dominula. Is family Asilidae correct? Can the genus be determined from my photos? Observation details: Spain, Menorac/Balearic Islands, macchia/dunes close to the south cost, 24.08.2013. Best regards Joerg JoergSiemers attached the following image:  [105.68Kb] Edited by JoergSiemers on 10-10-2013 11:14 |
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| JoergSiemers |
Posted on 10-10-2013 10:50
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Member Location: Köln in Germany Posts: 15 Joined: 09.10.13 |
Another photo of the same speciman.
JoergSiemers attached the following image:  [111.2Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-10-2013 10:51
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Yes! Pogonosoma maroccanum. Did you collect it? The prey is a Vespidae wasp. Looks like Polistes. |
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| JoergSiemers |
Posted on 10-10-2013 10:53
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Member Location: Köln in Germany Posts: 15 Joined: 09.10.13 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: Yes! Pogonosoma maroccanum. Did you collect it? No, I just took the photos. Thank you Jorge. I am impressed: my first question to this forum, and a reply before I even could load up the second image... Best regards Joerg |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-10-2013 10:55
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
 You are welcome. You can see here other photos of this fantastic asilid: http://naturdata....-40536.htm Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 10-10-2013 10:55 |
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