Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Big Orange Asilid with Prosena sp. prey (Malaysia)

Posted by orionmystery on 11-12-2014 14:09
#1
Hi, I photographed this big orange Asilid with Prosena sp. (P.siberita?). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thanks!

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Posted by orionmystery on 12-12-2014 06:24
#2
Clephydroneura sp.? This genus is not listed in the Asilidae section though...??

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileGriniptera_Asilidae_genus_Clephydroneura_Becker_-_Champasak_Province,_Laos_-_June_2011.jpg
Edited by orionmystery on 12-12-2014 06:27

Posted by Eric Fisher on 12-12-2014 20:54
#3
Yes, this could be a female Clephydroneura sp.; it is definitely an Asilinae genus --- and does look similar to that one. Details of the ovipositor tip, antennae and wing venation would help confirm the genus. Males can be much easier to identify (they usually have expanded wings and elongate genitalia in Clephydroneura); there are also many undescribed robber flies awaiting classification in tropical Asia.

Posted by orionmystery on 13-12-2014 05:07
#4
Eric Fisher wrote:
Yes, this could be a female Clephydroneura sp.; it is definitely an Asilinae genus --- and does look similar to that one. Details of the ovipositor tip, antennae and wing venation would help confirm the genus. Males can be much easier to identify (they usually have expanded wings and elongate genitalia in Clephydroneura); there are also many undescribed robber flies awaiting classification in tropical Asia.


Thank you very much for your confirmation and info, Eric Smile