occurrence data at @gbif.org doi doi.org/10.15468/xyr...
online key at keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/acro...
photos at @figshare.com doi doi.org/10.25573/dat...
#asiloidflies #FlyFriday
specimen of new fly species, Acronyches gephyrus, mounted on a pin
specimen of new fly species, Acronyches gephyrus, mounted on a pin
specimen of new fly species, Acronyches gephyrus, mounted on a pin
map with distribution of Acronyches species
#FlyFriday
new revision of assassin-fly genus Acronyches Williston, 1908 (Asilidae: Leptogastrinae) with @ento-allan.bsky.social out - 4 new species from Central + South America - flies catch spiders in their web (see www.inaturalist.org/observations... doi doi.org/10.4289/0013...
#asiloidflies
A new species is described as the assassin-fly genus ๐ด๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ is reviewed in the southern Namib Desert.
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@ento-allan.bsky.social @tdikow.bsky.social
#WorldBeeFlyDay #FlyWeek
with international travel, got my days mixed up - here is my post for World Bee Fly Day (1 day too late) - Apatomyza sp. or Crocidium sp. (Bombyliidae: Crocidiinae) from Namibia - observed + collected October 2024 with @ento-allan.bsky.social
#TeamDiptera
Happy World Bee Fly Day! Here is one of the most colorful bee flies Iโve encountered, Zinnomyia brincki. Collected in Namibia.
#FlyWeek #WorldBeeFlyDay #TeamDiptera
A poster with a Dolichopodidae in the center reading: Fly Week "like shark week, but with flies" April 30th- May 6th. Post your favorite two-winged wonders using the hashtag #FlyWeek. Brought to you by @teamdiptera.
T- minus 16 days till #FlyWeek! ๐ชฐ
pinned fly specimen head
pinned fly specimen body
pinned fly specimen body
coastal dunes where fly was collected
#FlyFriday assassin fly Acnephalomyia andrenoides (female, USNMENT00870068) from Atlantic Ocean coast of South Africa near Papendorp - collected in Sep 2009 #asiloidflies
New Species Alert! Say hello to Enica adelphe! This new bee fly is native to the Richtersveld in the Northern Cape of South Africa. NHRE intern Lisa Rollinson and I synonymized the genera Enica and Nomalonia, in addition we described a new species. Happy #FlyFriday !
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