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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Apystomyiidae » Apystomyia » Apystomyia elinguis
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Apystomyia elinguis - male
Copyright © 2006 Shaun Winterton

Apystomyia elinguis - Male
Sheep Creek Canyon, outside Wrightwood, San Benardino County, California, USA
May 27, 2005
A male of the rare and enigmatic Apystomyia elinguis. Presently placed in Hilarimorphidae, but likely belongs to a separate family. Sorry, image is a little washed out.
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Contributed by Shaun Winterton on 24 December, 2006 - 5:38pm
Last updated 17 October, 2008 - 12:53am

Thanks for the early Christmas present!
After marching round the internet in a sort of taxonomic musical chairs, I finally settled on Apystomyiidae.

It's not often we can add a unique taxon like this to the guide, and this one comes with an expert ID- so what if it's not a perfect shot (it's better than most of mine).

Oh, and welcome to BugGuide!
… Chuck Entz, 24 December, 2006 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

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