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Dear dipterists,

Can anyone identify this large and spectacular asilid photographed near Cape St. Vincent (Cabo Sao Vicente) at the south-western tip of Portugal?

Several were seen during a week in this area in very open sandy or stony coastal grasslands. This photograph was taken at 37? 03.047'N 008? 58.533'W on 29th October 2006 in one of the valleys above Praia de Telheiro.

My thanks,

Mark Telfer
Bedfordshire, England