Robber fly devouring another bug - Promachus hinei

hello neighbour

P. hinei... i think the other robber is a Diogmites.

… edward trammel, 26 August, 2008 - 8:30pm

Hello to you, too, and thanks!

The votes are in: two to one! Hinei it is! Thanks to both of you for the help and introducing me to these interesting bugs!
DJ

… DJ ODonnell, 27 August, 2008 - 5:21am

wow!

This is a cool pic. It almost looks like a robber fly devouring another robber fly :S
The "hungry" fly i would guess Promachus hinei based on the guides i have. The unfortunate fly I'm not so sure about.

… Bryan Penfound, 26 August, 2008 - 5:14pm

Good suggestion!

Thanks Bryan! I looked at the guide for Promachus and I'm torn between hinei and rufipes. What makes me think it is rufipes is the dark segments on the end of the tail. It looks like hinei do not have those dark segments. But that's just my opinion and I could be wrong!
DJ

… DJ ODonnell, 26 August, 2008 - 5:32pm

No problem!

And I could be wrong as well. Getting down to that species level can be quite a pain - but at least you have a good start!

… Bryan Penfound, 26 August, 2008 - 7:03pm