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WBC maybe-Ommatius - Psilocurus
Copyright © 2007 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Joshua S. Rose Ph.D.

WBC maybe-Ommatius - Psilocurus
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
August 20, 2007
Another one from outside the offices; but not the usual Efferia-type, this one strikes me as more Ommatius-ish.

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WBC maybe-Ommatius - Psilocurus WBC maybe-Ommatius, front view - Psilocurus WBC maybe-Ommatius, dorsal view - Psilocurus WBC maybe-Ommatius, posterior view - Psilocurus
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 7 July, 2009 - 6:17pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 4:32pm

Moved
Moved from Asilinae. Thanks Eric and Herschel!
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 8 July, 2009 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

This is a Psilocurus sp.; can
This is a Psilocurus sp.; can't say which one - the genus is badly in need of revision.
… Eric Fisher, 8 July, 2009 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
It is not birdi or nudiusculus, our two AR species. But five more are listed for TX.
… Herschel Raney, 8 July, 2009 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

I don't know
What the hell that is Josh. Not Ommatius though.
I just sent it to Dr. Fisher though.

With those antenna, maybe it is one of the TX Cerotainiops?
… Herschel Raney, 8 July, 2009 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

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