Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asilidae: cf. Machimus lacinulatus

Posted by ESant on 12-10-2020 17:48
#1
Hello,

I photographed this fly in Bazzano (AQ), Italy, on June 7th 2019. I think it is an Asilidae, but is it possible to tell the genus or species from these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 24-11-2020 17:45

Posted by ESant on 12-10-2020 17:48
#2
Photo 2:

Posted by ESant on 22-11-2020 22:59
#3
Maybe genus Tolmerus?

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 23-11-2020 17:19
#4
It might well be.... Is that a bristle I see on the ventral side of the fore femur? If so, it could also be Neoepitriptus.

Posted by ESant on 23-11-2020 22:59
#5
Thank you Reinoud. I tried to crop the image and there seems to be at least one bristle on the ventral side of the femur.

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 24-11-2020 02:20
#6
I am not sure but this could than be Machimus lacinulatus

Posted by ESant on 24-11-2020 17:45
#7
Thank you Reinoud. Next time I will try to take better photos from different angles.

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 24-11-2020 21:37
#8
The pictures are pretty good but Machimus/Tolmerus/Neoepitriptus are rather difficult to ID because of small detaills.