Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asilidae

Posted by Tony Wills on 03-02-2009 12:46
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Paul Beuk wrote:
The gradually tapering abdome tells you this si a female. ...


Xespok wrote:
Female Neoitamus looks good for this robber (long ovipositor, occipital hairs bent in rectangle), ...


Thanks for that info. The Neoitamus I suggested is apparently a common NZ resident Asilidae. But I will await further suggestions and inquire locally of other possibilities :-)