Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another little one from Brazil --> Holcocephala sp.

Posted by LRubio7 on 25-01-2018 01:47
#1
Hello again. This one is a bit bigger than Holcocephala, yes, but it's still small compared to other examples that I found and that I'll upload soon. From Sao Paulo, Brazil. What is the genus or the species?
Edited by LRubio7 on 27-01-2018 15:23

Posted by LRubio7 on 25-01-2018 01:50
#2
Dorsal view:

Posted by Eric Fisher on 26-01-2018 00:38
#3
Another Holcocephala sp. Don't know the sp. name but very distinctive, with fat hind femora and the fancy design/ marking on thorax.

Posted by LRubio7 on 26-01-2018 02:03
#4
Another Holcocephala? I didn't expect that. Thanks, Eric!

Posted by Eric Fisher on 26-01-2018 16:13
#5
Holcocephala is actually a very large genus, restricted to the New World, generally recognized by the large, goggle-eyes. Many spp. are still undescribed, especially in South America. Holcocephala have a great variety of possible hind leg shapes -- from fat to slender, some with large spines ventrally, most w/o. Wings, body & legs with great range of possible colors also.