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Diptera - Madagascar
benoit gilles
Hello everyone,

I need your help for identify this species collected in Madagascar (2017) - Makay Massif.
Size : 6-7mm

Thank you very much,

Benoit
Edited by benoit gilles on 23-04-2019 10:38
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Quaedfliegh
Dioctriinae, probably Dioctria sp. ( I know very little about the Asilidae of Madagascar) I hope another expert can have a look at it. This specimen looks an awful lot like the Palearctic Dioctria longicornis.....
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 23-04-2019 20:40
Greetings,

Reinoud

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benoit gilles
Thank you very much Quaedfiegh !!

It's a good information Smile

I will contact a expert on Afrotropical Asilidae, I think at Jason Londt.

Best regards,

Benoît
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Quaedfliegh
You are 100% sure that this specimen was collected on the island, it can't have been a mix-up?
Greetings,

Reinoud

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Chris Cohen
This is very definitely Dioctria longicornis. Dioctriinae does not occur in the Afrotropics, and this fly is almost certainly not from Madagascar. If it is, it's an introduction.
Edited by Chris Cohen on 29-04-2019 14:48
 
benoit gilles
Thank you Chris for the complementary information.

I'm surprised to know that species can be introduced in this region... The region is very isolated !

It's a interesting data.

Best regards,

Benoît
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