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Namibian Asilid.
Roger Thomason
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Found in the Botanical Garden in Windhoek on 5th December 2018. Any idea on which genus/species appreciated.

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4 could be a different one, photographed a few mins later in a different area of the garden.
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Subfamily Asilinae, not entirely sure beyond that. The ovipositor is distinctive, so there may be hope for a genus ID (eventually).
 
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