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 Didysmachus picipes => Machimus sp
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 23-08-2014 18:45
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Am I OK with Didysmachus picipes for this female Asilinae? The ventral edge of the ovipositor seems straight. I can't see any strong bristles on the ventral side of the front femurs (ie I think I can eliminate Dysmachus fuscipennis). Do these pics give me enough to go on? It was photographed on 21 August 2014 on the rough grassy south-east facing slope of a limestone ridge in the Touraine Loire Valley, so the habitat fits for D. picipes I believe.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 23-08-2014 18:46
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Another view.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 23-08-2014 18:47
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Third view.
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 24-08-2014 00:26
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2225 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Hello Susan, There is something lacking for Dysmachus....the bristles on the back of the mesonotum. In Dysmachus the whole back would be covered. Also Dysmachus picipes is an early species which emerges late april usually and flies till early juli. I think this one is Machimus species and there is a problem with the black legged ones in NW Europe (not just there actually). This could be M. cyanopus, caliginosus or setibarbus. Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 24-08-2014 08:08
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Thanks Reinoud. That's really helpful.
Susan |
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