Thread subject: Diptera.info :: wasp like asilid from Turkey
#1
I saw this Asilid in SW Turkey, early Jyne this year. Immediately after I took the first photo the fly disappeared in the herb it's here sitting on. When I looked, it appeared to be egg laying in the soil.
As the coloration is quite atypical, I hope a (partial) ID is possible!
#2
and here a somewhat obscure view of the egg laying...
#4
hm, yes, similar - but with significant (??) differences. For instance, the antennae are dark in this specimen and completely yellow in my M. teutonis. Furthermore, the yellow spots are *way* more extensive in this female compared to the photo you refer to...
But I agree, there's quite some similarity on photo. Yet, it didn't occur to me at all to compare these! So thanks for the pointer...
#5
Cor,
I believe your fly is an Ancylorhynchus sp. (can't say which one -- there are many in the so. Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions). This genus was shown by Jorge and discussed by Dysmachus in this thread from 2007:
http://www.dipter...;pid=35075
Cheers, Eric
#6
One of the coolest Asilidae which I caught belongs to this genus. Unfortunately my female specimen was damaged during transport
.
In attachment male specimen of
Ancylorrhynchus glaucius (Ukraine, Crimea) with very characteristic proboscis.
Greetings,
Lukasz
#7
Thanks all for the responses and especially Eric for the partial ID!