Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asilinae Cerditini male--> Tolmerus pyragra

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 22-05-2017 23:22
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:-) I can guess, but i am sure she would have recognised Tolmerus quickly, she has seen a lot of them. We use a lot of keys....but when i first started i made identical "mistakes" like you did and i know it is the actual experience that teaches how to interpret the keys. Once you know the different genera it becomes more easy because you can often skip large parts. I made an illustrated key to to the Asilinae in NW Europe in which i put all genera together to avoid the mistake to end up with the wrong genus. But even then it is possible to make a mistake. There will be an English version available in bookform in the near future.... :-)