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 Asilidae from Sardinia
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| lynkos |
Posted on 22-08-2006 05:32
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Carissimi, this magnificent large Asilidae was photographed by a friend of mine, Francesco Maxia, in Sardinia recently. Can anyone help at least with a genus? Thanks from me and from Francesco, Sarah.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-08-2006 16:40
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7283 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi Sarah This is Asilinae, of which only three species are recorded for Sardinia. Of these, I don't think it is Machimus or Tolmerus, which leaves Premochtherus sardus. This answer presupposes that this asilid has been recorded on the island before, and that the record was incorporated into Fauna Europaea. (Both big "ifs"!  )
Edited by Tony Irwin on 23-08-2006 16:41 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| lynkos |
Posted on 24-08-2006 07:29
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Thanks tons Tony. I've passed the answer on to Francesco, so he can do a bit of local research as well, Sarah. |
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