Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tabanidae from Costa Rica
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| Rupert Huber |
Posted on 28-02-2008 20:28
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 Member Location: Germany / South-East Bavaria Posts: 777 Joined: 19.07.07 |
Hello to all, does anybody know this kind of horsefly? It found me at the slopes of the Cerro Chato, neighbouring mountain of the Arenal in Northwest-Costa Rica at about 800-900m above sea-level. Length about 12-15mm. The unusual position of its left wing was caused by my defensive reaction... Greetings Rupert |
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| Rupert Huber |
Posted on 28-02-2008 20:32
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Member Location: Germany / South-East Bavaria Posts: 777 Joined: 19.07.07 |
hopefully it works now with the picture. By the way, date of it is Jan. 17th, 2008 Greetings Rupert Rupert Huber attached the following image:  [130.18Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 28-02-2008 20:53
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Pangonius sp. |
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| Keith Bayless |
Posted on 29-02-2008 08:10
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Member Location: USA: North Carolina State University Posts: 49 Joined: 29.02.08 |
Scione sp. The pilose eyes and long proboscic suggest Scionini, and the closed M3 cell and patterned scutum show it is Scione. I can't suggest a species, but several Scione in Costa Rica, in particular Scione maculipennis, are tenacious and vicious biters, but pretty in coloration. Note the genus Pangonius is not present in the New World. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-02-2008 10:06
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
this shows that I know nothing from new world. Last time I did a mistake when we saw a tachinid (from new world) and I thought that was a sarcophagid. for old world would be a sarcophagid.  |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 29-02-2008 15:01
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Scione maculipennis looks to be a very good ID Keith. Diptera.info viewers: look at Costa Rican Diptera site of INBio <http://www.inbio.ac.cr/bims/k02/p05/c029/o0121.htm>. Follow Tabanidae link to Scione maculipennis, to eventually see this link: <http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=/ubi/detail.html&-Op=bw&id=4448&-Find>. All Tabanidae of Costa Rica are found here (1st of 6 pages): <http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/ubis/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebBrowse&-error=norec.html&-Format=Lista_grupo.htm&-SortField=nombre%20cientifico&-Op=eq&familia: ubgrupo_id=270&-Op=eq&visible=Si&-Find>. |
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| Rupert Huber |
Posted on 04-03-2008 13:48
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Member Location: Germany / South-East Bavaria Posts: 777 Joined: 19.07.07 |
Thank you both, I will file it under Scione cf. maculipennis. Greetings Rupert |
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