Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Big beautiful something? Queensland. Au.

Posted by Steve Gaimari on 24-11-2010 06:11
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Torsten Dikow wrote:
Hi all, Yes this is definitely an Apiocera species. The markings are very distinct and unfortunately I can't provide a species identification as I am not familiar with many of the 67 known Australian species. There is a key to species published by Paramonov in 1953, but I am not sure if one would be able to identify the specimen from the image. I have a PDF of that key if anybody would like to try.
Best wishes


I had already tried Paramonov's key, and it immediately gets into characters you just can't see. Oh well.