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 Costa Rican Diogmites ID?
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| Odephoto |
Posted on 24-04-2008 21:22
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 Member Location: Towson, MD Posts: 3 Joined: 23.04.08 |
Does anyone know which species of Diogmites this might be? (or could you point me to an appropriate resource). It was found on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica (pacific tropical wet lowland forest) on March 5. It was very large for a Diogmites (compared to those species in the eastern US) though I did not collect it. To borrow a term from Herschel Raney, I've been calling this one Deathshead Diogmites. Thanks for the help Odephoto attached the following image:  [105.8Kb] |
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| Odephoto |
Posted on 24-04-2008 21:23
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Member Location: Towson, MD Posts: 3 Joined: 23.04.08 |
Another image
Odephoto attached the following image:  [104.92Kb] |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 25-04-2008 01:57
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Steve, Very nice picts of Smeryngolaphria numitor. This large asilid (in the Laphriinae - so not closely related to Diogmites) is found in wet, lowland forests of Central America (s. Mexico to Panama). |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 25-04-2008 08:44
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Since we have a definite ID, can we have these photos in the gallery Steve?
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| Odephoto |
Posted on 25-04-2008 14:44
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Member Location: Towson, MD Posts: 3 Joined: 23.04.08 |
Certainly Susan. Thank you very much for the help Eric! |
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