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 Asilidae to identify - Machimus cfr. rusticus (female)
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| Holly |
Posted on 21-06-2014 17:19
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 Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
Hi to everyone  Oasi Boza (Cassano Magnago, Varese, Italy), 20 june 2014. Is it possible to determine the genus at least?     Federica Edited by Holly on 07-09-2017 15:46 And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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| Holly |
Posted on 25-06-2014 20:23
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Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
Anyone, please? Federica Edited by Holly on 03-07-2014 22:21 And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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| Holly |
Posted on 07-11-2014 01:42
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Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
Last try. Federica And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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| Ectemnius |
Posted on 07-11-2014 07:36
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 847 Joined: 22.11.11 |
Hello Holly, This looks to me to be a female Dysmachus picipes. However, I leave the final judgement to Quaedfliegh... Greetings, Ectemnius Edited by Paul Beuk on 07-11-2014 09:49 |
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| jaho |
Posted on 07-11-2014 23:43
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 Member Location: Warsaw Posts: 78 Joined: 11.11.11 |
Didysmachus picipes 
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| Holly |
Posted on 12-11-2014 18:37
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Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
Thank you guys! May you explain the useful characteristics to identify the species? Federica And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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| jaho |
Posted on 13-11-2014 17:40
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Member Location: Warsaw Posts: 78 Joined: 11.11.11 |
Take a look at an ovipositor (female's black chitin organ used to lay eggs) and those long hair on its underside, which are well seen on your first and last photo. Here it's even more visible: http://www.robberflies.info/keyger/images/800/Asilinae/Didysmachus/picipes_f1_01_COGG.jpg
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| Holly |
Posted on 13-11-2014 21:41
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Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
So, is this the only species to have hair on the ovipositor? Thanks again! Federica And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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| jaho |
Posted on 15-11-2014 12:41
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Member Location: Warsaw Posts: 78 Joined: 11.11.11 |
Nope  For instance D. harpax has them also, but little shorter and the shape of an ovipositor is much different. On the other hand a similar ovipositor have females of D. fuscipennis, but not so elongated as D. picipes and hair are barely visible. At first I meant to emphasize the most striking feature - the length of hair, which is characteristic for this species. Nevertheless you should always pay attention to the shape of an ovipositor. It's is a well distinguishing feature within females of Dysmachus, which is quite untypical for Asilinae.
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| Holly |
Posted on 15-11-2014 14:51
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Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
You couldn't have been clearer! Thanks Federica And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 17-11-2014 17:33
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
The thing is that this is not an ovipositor of a Dysmachus species cerci should not be sticking out like this. In Dysmachus the bristles would cover the entire back of the mesonotum. This is a Machimus species. Maybe M. rusticus
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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| Holly |
Posted on 20-11-2014 11:52
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Member Location: Varese (Italy) Posts: 24 Joined: 17.02.14 |
Oh, I understand. Thanks Reinoud Federica And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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