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South Africa Asilidae - Stiphrolamyra sp.
jgruber111	#1 Posted on 24-05-2019 20:32
Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17	Found at Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, WSW of Oudtshoorn. in Western Cape, South Africa on 2.I.2019. More and bigger pics here. I think it's a female Stiphrolamyra sp., most likely S. hermanni Londt, 1983. jgruber111 attached the following image: [211.62Kb] Edited by jgruber111 on 30-05-2019 11:59


jgruber111	#2 Posted on 24-05-2019 20:34
Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17	Another view. jgruber111 attached the following image: [219.16Kb] Edited by jgruber111 on 24-05-2019 20:35


jgruber111	#3 Posted on 24-05-2019 20:35
Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17	Another view. jgruber111 attached the following image: [211.08Kb]


Eric Fisher	#4 Posted on 27-05-2019 00:11
Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06	Stiphrolamyra sp.; does not key well in Londt 1983 revision of genus - but evidently not S. hermanni.


jgruber111	#5 Posted on 30-05-2019 12:04
Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17	Thanks much Eric. What character(s) point away from S. hermanni? Are there any closer crops I can provide that would help with ID?


Eric Fisher	#6 Posted on 31-05-2019 17:14
Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06	Jeff - my main problem is with 'vestiture' (setae covering body). This sp. is exceedingly short-setose (almost spiny), whereas most Stiphrolamyra (all others?) are glabrous. (And I have a reference specimen ID'd as hermanni which is glabrous). This is surprisingly not mentioned in key, hence my caution with ID. Cheers, Eric


jgruber111	#7 Posted on 04-06-2019 18:41
Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17	Eric, Thanks much for the explanation! Will add to the gallery.