Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brazil Asilidae - prob. Atractia sp.

Posted by jgruber111 on 20-05-2020 03:10
#1

Found at Ecolodge ItororĂ³ reserve, in/near Nova Friburgo municipality in state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil on 27.XI.2019.

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Edited by jgruber111 on 17-06-2020 21:59

Posted by Eric Fisher on 15-06-2020 18:35
#2

Atractia sp./ or Lycosimyia sp., female. (ID depends on unseen anatergal setae, and whether setae are all relatively slender (Atractia) or some are stouter/ robust (Lycosimyia).)
My preference = Atractia (based on uniquely shaped flagellum).

Posted by jgruber111 on 17-06-2020 22:00
#3

Thanks very much Eric! Stay safe.