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Aphoebantus maybe?
Copyright © 2007 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Aphoebantus maybe?
Prairie Center, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
July 6, 2007
I think this is a member of the genus Aphoebantus. Any ideas?
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 7 July, 2007 - 1:33pm
Last updated 26 July, 2007 - 11:46am

genus
might be Hirmoneura, but I can't rule out Neorhynchocephalus without a clear shot of the face.
… Keith Bayless, 28 March, 2008 - 4:06pm

Looks more like Villa to me.
Aphoebantus I've seen were either "humpbacked" in appearance, or had more of an elongated abdomen robber-fly-style look.
… Ron Hemberger, 7 July, 2007 - 8:12pm

 
No, neither!
This is not a bee fly, but a tangle-veined fly, family Nemestrinidae. Great find!
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 July, 2007 - 6:25pm

 
COOL!
Wow, looks like its not too common. Thanks for the excellent ID as always Eric! How do you tell the difference? I don't really see anything odd about the veination, though I don't know much about it to begin with.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 12 July, 2007 - 3:07pm

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