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Asilidae to identify - Machimus cfr. rusticus (female)
Holly
Hi to everyone Wink

Oasi Boza (Cassano Magnago, Varese, Italy), 20 june 2014.

Is it possible to determine the genus at least?



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Federica
Edited by Holly on 07-09-2017 15:46
And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd
 
Holly
Anyone, please?

Federica
Edited by Holly on 03-07-2014 22:21
And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd
 
Holly
Last try.

Federica
And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd
 
Ectemnius
Hello Holly,

This looks to me to be a female Dysmachus picipes. However, I leave the final judgement to Quaedfliegh...

Greetings,

Ectemnius
Edited by Paul Beuk on 07-11-2014 09:49
 
jaho
Didysmachus picipes TumbsUp
Jan
 
Holly
Thank you guys!
May you explain the useful characteristics to identify the species?

Federica
And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd
 
jaho
Take a look at an ovipositor (female's black chitin organ used to lay eggs) and those long hair on its underside, which are well seen on your first and last photo. Here it's even more visible: http://www.robberflies.info/keyger/images/800/Asilinae/Didysmachus/picipes_f1_01_COGG.jpg
Jan
 
Holly
So, is this the only species to have hair on the ovipositor?
Thanks again!

Federica
And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd
 
jaho
Nope Smile For instance D. harpax has them also, but little shorter and the shape of an ovipositor is much different. On the other hand a similar ovipositor have females of D. fuscipennis, but not so elongated as D. picipes and hair are barely visible. At first I meant to emphasize the most striking feature - the length of hair, which is characteristic for this species. Nevertheless you should always pay attention to the shape of an ovipositor. It's is a well distinguishing feature within females of Dysmachus, which is quite untypical for Asilinae.
Jan
 
Holly
You couldn't have been clearer! Thanks Wink

Federica
And everything under the Sun is in tune, but the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon - Pink Floyd
 
Quaedfliegh
The thing is that this is not an ovipositor of a Dysmachus species cerci should not be sticking out like this. In Dysmachus the bristles would cover the entire back of the mesonotum. This is a Machimus species. Maybe M. rusticus
Greetings,

Reinoud

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Holly
Oh, I understand. Thanks Reinoud Wink

Federica
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