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 Neomochtherus geniculatus (Transcaucasia, Georgia)? => Antipalus sp. fem.
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| Armen Seropian |
Posted on 05-12-2016 19:03
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Member Location: Georgia, Tbilisi Posts: 391 Joined: 21.03.16 |
Republic of Georgia, Krtsanisi urban forest, June. 
Armen Seropian attached the following image:  [179.86Kb] Edited by Armen Seropian on 09-12-2016 08:24 |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 08-12-2016 01:08
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2225 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Do you have more pictures, or could you make a crop of the genitalia on high resolution?
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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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 08-12-2016 01:32
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Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2225 Joined: 18.05.10 |
PS. This seems to me a new species of Antipalus. This is a female but i can't find any species with femora with red stripes (in all known species femora seem to be black, Ionescu & Weinberg do not give a description of the legs A. bilobus) Although the ovipositor is similar to most Antipalus species this one is typical. I hope some one else has an idea.....
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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| Armen Seropian |
Posted on 08-12-2016 06:40
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Member Location: Georgia, Tbilisi Posts: 391 Joined: 21.03.16 |
Hi, Reinoud, Thank's for the response. I'll ask for an additional pics. until then, I'm attaching a crop of genitalia. According to Richter, V.A., “Predatory Robber Flies (Diptera, Asilidae) of the Caucasus,” the only species given for the Caucasus is A. varipes, but as you have almost mentioned, the specimen on the pic doesn't fit the description :/ Armen Seropian attached the following image:  [257.07Kb] Edited by Armen Seropian on 08-12-2016 07:04 |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 08-12-2016 23:57
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Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2225 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Thank you Armen. According to Fauna Europaea there are 8 species in Europe, most from the South East. Is there a Georgian checklist for diptera? I can't find any Antpalus species with such legs..... so it might well be a new species to science.
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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| Armen Seropian |
Posted on 09-12-2016 08:23
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Member Location: Georgia, Tbilisi Posts: 391 Joined: 21.03.16 |
No, there's no checklist on Asilidae of Georgia (at least the one i know). Thank you for your help, Reinoud! |
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