Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae Colombia

Posted by DJHiker on 01-05-2018 19:29
#1
Tabanidae sp. observed at 2018-01-05 Colombia – Atlántico
Alt. > 500m
In flight it is able to hover like a Syrphidae.
Any suggestions regarding genus?

observation.org/fotonew/3/16568833.jpg

Thanks and regards,
David

Posted by John Carr on 02-05-2018 00:12
#2
The proboscis suggests Pangoniinae. Esenbeckia?

Posted by DJHiker on 03-05-2018 12:27
#3
Thanks John.
David

Posted by Zeegers on 10-05-2018 11:57
#4
Very nice picture, but difficult to identify, if you are not an expert in the Neotropical Tabanidae. There are many Pangoniinae genera in Colimbia, but it is clearly not Scionini, so something like Esenbeckia sounds possibly right.

Theo