Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Surinamese Asilidae: Mallophora ?media

Posted by Auke on 19-11-2012 17:02
#1
Dear All,

Can you help me identifying these Asilidae? The male kept hovering around the rear of the female, even though I accidentaly disturbed them a couple of times, causing the female to relocate. In the end the male gave up after which the female closed her wings.

Suriname, Para, Zanderij (Savanna), XI-2012

Thanks in advance,

Scarabaeoid
Edited by Auke on 19-11-2012 22:34

Posted by Eric Fisher on 19-11-2012 19:19
#2
Mallophora sp., probably media.

Posted by Auke on 19-11-2012 22:23
#3
Thank you very much Eric Fisher! I added the info to my files.

Anyone able to confirm the species?

Scarabaeoid