Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Machimus cf. setibarbus

Posted by Martin Prievalsky on 25-07-2012 19:41
#1

Hello dipterists

I saw these two robberflies on Monday in Croatia - Island Rab. I think it can be Machimus setibarbus, but i want determination from some good dipterist. Both of them were big - ca 3 cm.
Photo:

www.martinp-photos.x10.mx/asilidae2.jpg

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 26-07-2012 17:52
#2

Females are very hard (if possible at all) to determine from photgraphs. Top of all tibia is red that would exclude setibarbus which has entirely black legs. Can`t see the legs of the victim. I would say M. cf rusticus.

Posted by Martin Prievalsky on 26-07-2012 22:47
#3

Hi Reinoud,

Thx! I can see only one tibia of the victim, but the top is red.