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 Brazilian Asilidae #2 - Efferia sp. - ID Help!
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| Antonio Carlos |
Posted on 11-10-2012 16:03
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 Member Location: Petropolis, RJ - Brazil Posts: 107 Joined: 27.04.11 |
This Asilidae I photographed at the same place I did the photo #1. I will thank any help to identify it.  Coordinates of the place where I took this photo: Latitude: -22.538502175809, Longitude: -43.227993249893 Date and time: March 13, 2012 at 11.52am GMT+3 Thanks for help! AC Edited by Antonio Carlos on 03-03-2016 03:13 |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 11-10-2012 18:48
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Efferia sp., female; long, sword-like ovipositor is typical for females of this genus. Some systematists (one a Brazilian, Nelson Papavero) have proposed that the various species groups in the large genus Efferia be raised to distinct genera This can cause problems (some spp. can't even be placed properly in their "new" genera), and I much prefer a single, unified genus "Efferia". |
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| Antonio Carlos |
Posted on 11-10-2012 22:41
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Member Location: Petropolis, RJ - Brazil Posts: 107 Joined: 27.04.11 |
Thanks again, Eric! The information provided is very interesting and valuable. AC |
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