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 Machimus gonatistes ♂ ???
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| Markus Gebel |
Posted on 29-07-2014 22:48
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 Member Location: Germany Posts: 210 Joined: 18.07.06 |
Hello 2 weeks ago i photographed this big robberfly (26-30mm) in northern Spain. I think they looks like 'Machimus gonatistes', but I don't know which other machimus-species in Spain would be possible. best regards Markus Markus Gebel attached the following image:  [141.8Kb] |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 29-07-2014 23:34
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Hmmm, Spanish Machimus species are hard to identify (i haven't found a key yet that includes all endemic species) i would think the hypopygium does not fit M. gonatistes (http://www.robberflies.info/keyger/images/800/Asilinae/Machimus/gonatistes_m1_11_COGG.jpg). To me M. fimbriata is an option but that description doesn't fit entirely either. In short, i'm puzzled as usual
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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| Markus Gebel |
Posted on 31-07-2014 21:11
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 210 Joined: 18.07.06 |
Hello Reinoud You meaned Machimus fimbriatus ;-). Thanx for your idea!!! best wishes Markus |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 01-08-2014 00:01
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Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Of course..fimbriatus
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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| jaho |
Posted on 01-08-2014 05:27
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 Member Location: Warsaw Posts: 78 Joined: 11.11.11 |
I would say Machimus arthriticus.
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 01-08-2014 20:51
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Machimus arthriticus has bristles on the underside of femur 1 and has no projection or a tuft of hair on hind edge of eighth sternite. This one has no bristles on the underside of femur 1 and does have at least a tuft of hair on the edge of sternite eighth. Besides that M arthriticus has for a large part whitish bristles on back half (behind transverse suture) of scutum. It has also for a large part yellowish white bristles on legs. This one seems to have mainly black bristles. http://waarneming.nl/foto/view/5197450 So it is something else, with Engel the nearest i get is fimbriatus. Edited by Quaedfliegh on 01-08-2014 20:54 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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| jaho |
Posted on 03-08-2014 01:28
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Member Location: Warsaw Posts: 78 Joined: 11.11.11 |
Point for you, it must had been too early for me though. Now I see those two significant features, which hadn't been clear for me earlier - the large size which doesn't fit my type at all and the lack of those unfortunate bristles. You're right that it must be something else but keep in mind it's still Spain huh...
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