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benoit gilles
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Posted on 23-04-2019 10:34
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Hello everyone,

I need your help for identify this species collected in Madagascar (2017) - Makay Massif.
Size : 6-7mm

Thank you very much,

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Dioctriinae, probably Dioctria sp. ( I know very little about the Asilidae of Madagascar) I hope another expert can have a look at it. This specimen looks an awful lot like the Palearctic Dioctria longicornis.....
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 23-04-2019 20:40
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Reinoud

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Thank you very much Quaedfiegh !!

It's a good information Smile

I will contact a expert on Afrotropical Asilidae, I think at Jason Londt.

Best regards,

Benoît
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You are 100% sure that this specimen was collected on the island, it can't have been a mix-up?
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This is very definitely Dioctria longicornis. Dioctriinae does not occur in the Afrotropics, and this fly is almost certainly not from Madagascar. If it is, it's an introduction.
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Thank you Chris for the complementary information.

I'm surprised to know that species can be introduced in this region... The region is very isolated !

It's a interesting data.

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