Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small neotropical Asilidae (French Guiana)
Posted by Bernard Perthuis on 18-01-2020 15:19
#1
Hi,
Only 6 mm body length for this Asilidae from Kourou, French Guiana.
I was not able to go far in the identification.
In "Le Monde des Insectes" french forum, they said to me it could be a Laphriinae or a Stenopogoninae
What do you think of that ?
Posted by Eric Fisher on 18-01-2020 19:52
#2
This looks to be an Atomosia sp. (male). This is a huge neotropical genus; species-level identifications are generally not possible at present.
These small asilids are are members of the group Atomosiini, which is variously treated as either a tribe of the subfamily Laphriinae or as an independent subfamily Atomosiinae.
Posted by Bernard Perthuis on 18-01-2020 20:06
#3
Thanks for all these informations.
I thought it was "almost" clearly an Atomosiini, and you could confirm it, that's great.
I think we now can classify it as
Atomosia sp. in "Le Monde des Insectes" forum.