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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 25-06-2009 19:01
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 Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
I collected this fly in the rainforest Ranomafana, Madagascar as a kid in the 80s. Unfortunately it is in a deteriorating state, but I have always wondered what it was. You can imagine the thrill I felt when catching this guy with my bare hands. Being just a kid, it was the size of my palm. I will never forget the sound it made when it came flying over my head. Hopefully someone might find it interesting, and an ID would be fantastic. First pictures are on a mm-paper, showing i't wing-span of 68 mm       As you can see there's a part missing, I was unable to locate it among the debris in the storage box. Hakon |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 25-06-2009 19:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Might well be Asilidae, so I moved it to that forum.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 27-06-2009 15:22
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
cyprinoid, You have a specimen of Microstylum cilipes -- one of about 30 described species of Microstylum found on Madagascar (there are additional undescribed species present there too). Wish I could have been with you -- at Ranomafana -- in the 1980's! Eric |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 27-06-2009 17:28
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Thanks Eric! I hope to return to Madagascar again some day.
Edited by cyprinoid on 08-02-2010 14:19 |
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