Odd-Looking Fly - Saropogon mohawki

Moved

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 5 October, 2008 - 10:38pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Matthias Buck, 5 September, 2008 - 5:12pm

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.

… Herschel Raney, 4 September, 2008 - 11:35am

This is Saropogon mohawki.

… Eric Fisher, 18 September, 2008 - 10:35am

Saropogon

Thank you Dr. Fisher for the id. Bugguide has become quite a valuable resource for general naturalists to connect with taxonomic expertise.

… Michael J. Plagens, 21 September, 2008 - 8:59am

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.

… Michael J. Plagens, 5 September, 2008 - 12:49pm

Empididae

Family = Empididae, but I can't help more with this family...

… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 3 September, 2008 - 5:42pm

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.

… Eric R. Eaton, 3 September, 2008 - 5:54pm