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Brazil Asilidae - Aspidopyga cophuroides
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Found at Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA), in Cachoeiras de Macacu municipality in state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil on 1.XII.2019. Teneral individual.

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Asilidae, teneral female (?). This one puzzles me -- can't even determine subfamily from photos!
 
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Unfortunately, this was the only one I saw. I returned to same area several times and scoured but no luck finding others. Next time!
 
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Looks like a male Aspidopyga cophuroides to me. Compare with https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8895833.
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Chris, Jeff -- Chris is absolutely correct on his 25-03 ID of these 3 photos as a male Aspidopyga cophuroides. Although the characteristic "double meso-tibial spur" of this monotypic genus is not shown in your photos, the likewise diagnostic epandrium is (nice lateral views photos 1 & 3). Cheers, Eric
 
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Thanks so much Chris and Eric!
 
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