Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Kalahari Asilidae

Posted by JustMe on 11-03-2020 19:18
#1

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Taken in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Thank you

Edited by JustMe on 11-03-2020 19:20

Posted by Chris Cohen on 03-04-2020 19:22
#2

Nice find! This fly belongs to the genus Daspletis. Would key out to D. hirtus or D. vulpes, but it's hard to confirm without a specimen.

Edited by Chris Cohen on 03-04-2020 20:06

Posted by JustMe on 05-04-2020 15:36
#3

Thanks so much Chris. After not getting a reply for a while, I sent it elsewhere and the same ID was given - Daspletis sp., poss. D. hirtus. Your time is much appreciated.