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Pegesimallus teratodes amazing diptera from Kenya

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:07 pm
by africaone
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Diptera, Brachycera from Kenya Kitui region (dry zone)

Does anyone knows what it is ?

thanks, Thierry

Re: diptera from Kenya amazing id. please

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:02 pm
by livingplanet3
africaone wrote: Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:07 pm Diptera, Brachycera from Kenya Kitui region (dry zone)

Does anyone knows what it is ?

thanks, Thierry
A robber fly (family Asilidae) of the genus Pegesimallus; possibly Pegesimallus teratodes -

https://www.google.com/search?q=Pegesim ... e&ie=UTF-8

Re: diptera from Kenya amazing id. please

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 4:10 pm
by africaone
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A robber fly (family Asilidae) of the genus Pegesimallus; possibly Pegesimallus teratodes -

https://www.google.com/search?q=Pegesim ... e&ie=UTF-8
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well shot, many thanks :-)
seems not common