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Saropogon mohawki
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Copyright © 2008
Michael J. Plagens
Odd-Looking Fly -
Saropogon mohawki
Vekol Valley, Sonoran Desert National Monument, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
August 16, 2008
Size: 7 mm
Hopefully someone will recognize this one.
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Contributed by
Michael J. Plagens
on 3 September, 2008 - 5:41pm
Last updated 9 October, 2008 - 10:49am
Moved
Moved from
Robber Flies
.
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 5 October, 2008 - 10:38pm
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Moved
Moved from
Flies
.
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Matthias Buck
, 5 September, 2008 - 5:12pm
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Pretty nice
And at 7mm it eliminates all the Diogmites, unless there is a midget species I don't know. Likely the related Saropogon genus and I can't say what species. There are a couple of other genera in the Dasypogoninae subfamily that I have not seen in AZ. I will have Dr. Fisher take a look at this one.
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Herschel Raney
, 4 September, 2008 - 11:35am
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This is Saropogon mohawki.
This is Saropogon mohawki.
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Eric Fisher
, 18 September, 2008 - 10:35am
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Saropogon
Thank you Dr. Fisher for the id. Bugguide has become quite a valuable resource for general naturalists to connect with taxonomic expertise.
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Michael J. Plagens
, 21 September, 2008 - 8:59am
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Size Estimate
I did not collect this insect (Nat Park). The size is an estimate - certainly the specimen was less than 10 mm. Down-turned abdomen suggests that a pinned specimen would be longer.
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Michael J. Plagens
, 5 September, 2008 - 12:49pm
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Empididae
Family = Empididae, but I can't help more with this family...
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Pierre-Marc Brousseau
, 3 September, 2008 - 5:42pm
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What Pierre-Marc really meant:-)
Family is Asilidae, but we knew that is what he meant anyway. Striking fly, looks related to Diogmites, but not willing to commit to genus level.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 3 September, 2008 - 5:54pm
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