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Australia Asilidae - Cerdistus sp.
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jgruber111 |
Posted on 09-03-2021 02:49
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Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Found at Wallaby Hills Nature Reserve on Goldfields Rd, E of York. Western Australia, Australia on 21.XI.2018. These were perching on large rocks. Male Cerdistus? More and bigger pics here. jgruber111 attached the following image: [274.41Kb] Edited by jgruber111 on 12-03-2021 02:48 |
jgruber111 |
Posted on 09-03-2021 02:50
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Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Another view.
jgruber111 attached the following image: [283.44Kb] |
Chris Cohen |
Posted on 10-03-2021 20:46
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Member Location: Posts: 211 Joined: 15.02.19 |
Part of the Australasian "Neoitamis-Cerdistus" complex (neither of which are true Neoitamus or Cerdistus!). Truly a taxonomic mess, but Cerdistus is the most likely name for this specimen. |
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jgruber111 |
Posted on 12-03-2021 02:48
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Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Thanks Chris. |
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