Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Klipspringer]

ExFmem finds all the undiscribed critters before the species are named

Perhaps there is more of this amongst the ones we can not ID

However, ExFmem is cleary the champion here

[ExFmem]

Just finished the articles on the "Dancing White Lady" spider (new genus ), and naturally I don't understand a lot of it, but what I did grasp was pretty darn exciting for we creepy-crawlie nerd types . Will have to examine my spider pics for tufts with feathered setae on the tips of the feet, and possible bite marks from a male, if it's a she. Don't know much about spider IDs, so will have to hand this one over to you, Klippies, with a HUGE for your informative research work here.

Speaking of research, I'm working on a robber fly entry, Ommatius sp., and need to access a study that I can only get the Intro. and Abstract pages to since I don't belong to an educational institute, etc etc. Do you have access to this study that you can send to me as a PDF? Thanks

Copyright © 2010 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition)
ZOOTAXA
ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition)
     
An overview of the Afrotropical Ommatiinae (Diptera: Asilidae) with a key to genera
A.G. SCARBROUGH
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/vi ... a.2540.1.1

[Klipspringer]

Just finished the articles on the "Dancing White Lady" spider (new genus ), and naturally I don't understand a lot of it, but what I did grasp was pretty darn exciting for we creepy-crawlie nerd types . Will have to examine my spider pics for tufts with feathered setae on the tips of the feet, and possible bite marks from a male, if it's a she. Don't know much about spider IDs, so will have to hand this one over to you, Klippies, with a HUGE for your informative research work here.

Speaking of research, I'm working on a robber fly entry, Ommatius sp., and need to access a study that I can only get the Intro. and Abstract pages to since I don't belong to an educational institute, etc etc. Do you have access to this study that you can send to me as a PDF? Thanks

Copyright © 2010 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition)
ZOOTAXA
ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition)
     
An overview of the Afrotropical Ommatiinae (Diptera: Asilidae) with a key to genera
A.G. SCARBROUGH
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/vi ... a.2540.1.1

I think, it's safe to make it a May bruno for our books. Distribution is the give away. Other than that it's usually not possible to ID spiders from photos without microscopic examination (and the relevant knowledge of course which I don't have).

I'll go and edit the entry and you can add or change the entry as you like.

And no, sorry, I can not access this paper re Asilidae.

[ExFmem]

I just posted the Ommatius sp. robber fly with whatever literature I was able to find, but feel free to add to it.

Interestingly, this is yet another instance where a new Genus in the subfamily has been recently discovered, and a note that, in regards to the genus Ommatius, “numerous interesting and undescribed taxa have been discovered recently. “ Perhaps this one will fall into that category.

[Klipspringer]

ExF!

I love the bit of their pearching habits, amazing how the species also have different behaviour.

[ExFmem]

Taken Sept., Lower Sabie, KNP
Luciola sp.? If so, what species is it please? Thank you!

(Klipspringer reply:" Head not concealed by pronotum makes it subfamily Luciolinae, and if SANBI data are not outdated, there is only one genus in SA, with these species:")

I'm trying to write up this firefly, but I'm getting virtually no where as far as literature on Luciola sp. I even came across the snippet below, which has me confused on the Subfamily (Lampyrinae vs. Luciolinae)?


"The Luciolinae are restricted to the warmer parts of the Old World, while Lampyrinae occur throughout the New World and in Eurasia and Africa."

https://www.delta-intkey.com/elateria/www/lamp.htm

Any words of wisdom on this?

[Klipspringer]

This is without any doubt a Luciola. And SA is Old World, so may be true

[RogerFraser]

A moth in the garden today by the braai

[Lisbeth]

Pretty and clever close-up

[Klipspringer]

Have not seen this beauty before