Posted by Even Dankowicz on 13-01-2019 19:57
#4
I believe this belongs to a member of Asilidae, not Bombyliidae.
The presence of 2 mesothoracic spines is characteristic of Asilidae and never found in Bombyliidae. Furthermore, Hull 1973 notes that Bombyliidae never have more than 2 posterior antennal processes; this one has 3.