Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asilidae ID?- From Baza (Spain)

Posted by Alvaro Perez on 22-08-2017 02:13
#1
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Saropogon sp maybe?

Thanks! Smile
Edited by Alvaro Perez on 22-08-2017 02:16

Posted by piros on 22-08-2017 18:29
#2
May amateurish guess is Dasypogon.

Greetings,
Henrik

Posted by Alvaro Perez on 23-08-2017 18:46
#3
Thanks piros. I have seen and I think it could be a female of D. diadema (I have photos in the same place of the male):
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Best regards,
Álvaro

Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-08-2017 17:00
#4
Álvaro, I am afraid that there is no chance of species ID from these pictures. The black Dasypogon only can be ID to species level by studying the male genitalia. Dasypogon diadema is the common black Dasypogon in Central Europe but it seems to be local in Spain and no records exist from Southern Spain. A lot yet to study about this group of species in Spain.