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| DJHiker |
Posted on 30-06-2018 22:41
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Robberfly with prey, no Diogmites this time. Any suggestions regarding genus? Thanks in advance.  |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 01-07-2018 19:40
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2219 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Looks like a Mallophora species maybe media See: https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=51567 Eric will probably react too :-) Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 02-07-2018 01:08
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Yes, Mallophora cf. nigritarsis, male. An alternate shape for Mallophora: more elongate, less robust, different face. C.H. Curran (in 1940's) referred to these slender Mallophora spp. as "Type II" -- Type I being the typical, more robust form. Modern authors have not followed suit on this concept but perhaps should reconsider. Type II Mallophora spp. all seem to sit on tops of large leaves along forest trails (like this guy); Type I Mallophora spp. all seem to perch on bare branch tips... |
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 02-07-2018 23:24
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Thank you guys for your help and explanation. Regards, David |
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