Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Bombiliidae???
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| jokin |
Posted on 04-03-2007 09:50
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Member Location: Posts: 171 Joined: 23.02.07 |
taken in south of Spain in 02/2007 |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 04-03-2007 10:04
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Terrific fly. A must for the gallery. I cannot help you with the ID, it certainly looks like a Bombyliid, but there are a few genera with long proboscis? in Tabanidae as well. I leave this for the pros. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-03-2007 10:18
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19213 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Gabor is right. Some Tabinidae in subfamily Pangoniinae are often taken for Bombyliids. However, with such an first antennal segment, this is no doubt a real Bombyliid. And that's where my expertise ends Theo Zeegers |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 04-03-2007 16:31
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
as Theo says, certainly a bombylid. It is a male Conophorus of a species which i have not seen myself. the fist couplet in available keys is the number of sub-marginal cells, 2 or 3. Unfortunately the angle of the photo makes this difficult to be sure of but i guess at three. Sticking my neck out i will suggest C. macroglossus Dufour but C. fuminervis Dufour is another strong contender. Would love a specimen |
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