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Thanks for the reply, Chris. However, a search of this website for photos of Machimus atricapillus reveals no matches, so, as you surmise, this taxon name may not be current. I presume this is the same as Tolmerus atricapillus, photos of which do seem to bear a resemblance to the above?

So, would you agree that a male Tolmerus atricapillus, aka kite-tailed robber fly, would be the correct id/taxon name in this instance?

What else is known about it?