Posted by johanvantbosch on 10-06-2022 19:23
#1
Would it be possible to put at name to this Asilidae? It reminds me of Pycnopogon I photographed somewhere else.
Photographed at Col du Zad, Middle Atlas in Morocco on 31 May 2022.
Altitude 2200 meters
Thank you!
Johan
Edited by johanvantbosch on 10-06-2022 19:25
Posted by johanvantbosch on 28-06-2022 15:41
#3
Thank you, Chris!
I have now found this article,
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359909389_Catalogue_of_the_Diptera_Insecta_of_Morocco-an_annotated_checklist_with_distributions_and_a_bibliography
A catalogue of the Diptera of Morocco.
It lists Acnephalum, not Pycnopogon, with 3 species.
Acnephalum Macquart, 1838
= Pycnopogon Loew, 1847 in Londt 2010
Acnephalum apiformis (Macquart in Lucas, 1849)
Acnephalum denudatus (Séguy, 1949)
Acnephalum fasciculatus (Loew, 1847)
So I assume it should be Acnecephalum then.
Edited by johanvantbosch on 28-06-2022 19:36
Posted by Chris Cohen on 29-06-2022 14:16
#4
The Pycnopogon species were moved to Acnephalum by Londt, but most workers don't accept this (including myself).
Posted by johanvantbosch on 02-07-2022 12:42
#5
Chris Cohen wrote:
The Pycnopogon species were moved to Acnephalum by Londt, but most workers don't accept this (including myself).
Ah, that clarifies it. Thank you!