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 South Australian Asilidae
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| rcox |
Posted on 13-01-2015 22:38
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Member Location: Posts: 26 Joined: 04.07.14 |
Does anyone know the genus or species of this South Australian Asilidae
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| swbullington |
Posted on 25-01-2015 18:32
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 Member Location: DuBois, Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1 Joined: 13.12.14 |
It is probably Mauropteron pelago. See the following paper at ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/258351719_DISTRIBUTION_AND_BEHAVIOUR_OF_MAUROPTERON_PELAGO_(WALKER_1849)_(INSECTA_DIPTERA_ASILIDAE)_IN_SOUTH_AUSTRALIA You can download a PDF of the paper from there. I sent an email to Dr. Robert Lavigne (the first author) and asked him to look at your photograph. He thought might be that species. I tried to figure out what it was myself without luck. BTW, Lavigne has a website on Australian asilids at https://sites.google.com/site/australianasilidae/introduction-2. Steve Bullington |
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| rcox |
Posted on 04-02-2015 03:11
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Member Location: Posts: 26 Joined: 04.07.14 |
Cheers Steve, I used Lavigne's online keys, they're great and yes I also thought M.pelgo but good to hear it from the experts |
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