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Toko wrote:Bark Antlion Syngenes sp
Family: Myrmeleontidae

© Super Mongoose
Marakele National Park, Bontle campsite's bathroom

There are two genera of "Bark Antlion":
Centroclisis Bark antlions have a wingspan of 84 mm, stout-bodied, grey, hairy, with broad and short wings.
Syngenes Bark antlions are larger (wingspan 102 mm), hairy and less stout than Centroclisis and have more pointy wingtips. Legs and abdomen are banded. The larvae of Syngenes do not construct pits.

© ExFmem
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Oct. 2013

Links: The Antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) of South Africa (Checklist)

Myrmeleontidae Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842 Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842 "Acanthaclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842 |Centroclisis iracunda (Navás, 1912) |Myrmeleon brachygaster (Rambur, 1842) |Sogra brachygaster (Rambur, 1842) |Sogra brachygaster nebulosa Navás, 1932 |Sogra brachygaster nebulosa Navás, 1932 |Sogra iracunda Navás, 1912
" Rambur, M.P. 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, Névroptères. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. Fain et Thunot, Paris. 1-534. LDL 5314. Botswana, Comores, DRC, Keyya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Naminia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape M. Mansell P. Franzini 26. Jul 12
Myrmeleontidae Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842 Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842 "Acanthaclisis distincta Rambur, 1842 |Acanthaclisis edax (Walker, 1853) |Acanthaclisis lineata Kirby in Forbes, 1903 |Acanthaclisis mashunensis Péringuey, 1910 |Acanthaclisis molesta (Walker, 1853) |Centroclisis edax (Walker, 1853) |Centroclisis lineata (Kirby in Forbes, 1903) |Centroclisis perversa (Navás, 1911) |Myrmeleon distinctus (Rambur, 1842) |Myrmeleon edax Walker, 1853 |Myrmeleon lineatus (Kirby in Forbes, 1903) |Myrmeleon molestus Walker, 1853 |Sogra distincta (Rambur, 1842) |Sogra distincta obliqua Navas, 1921 |Sogra distincta obliqua Navas, 1921 |Sogra mashunensis (Péringuey, 1910) |Sogra perversa Navas, 1911
" Rambur, M.P. 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, Névroptères. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. Fain et Thunot, Paris. 1-534. LDL 5314. Burkina-Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Zimbabwe Limpopo M. Mansell P. Franzini 26. Jul 12
Myrmeleontidae Centroclisis insidiosa Navás, 1913 Centroclisis insidiosa Navás, 1913 Sogra insidiosa Navás, 1913 Navás, L. 1913. Notes sur quelques Névroptères. VI. Névroptères d'Afrique nouveaux. Insecta, Rennes 3: 265-272. LDL 0586. Mpumalanga M. Mansell P. Franzini 26. Jul 12
Myrmeleontidae Centroclisis maligna Navás, 1912 Centroclisis maligna Navás, 1912 Sogra maligna Navás, 1912 NAVÁS, L. 1912. Insectos Neurópteros nuevos o poco conocidos. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona 10: 135-202. LDL 0549. Namibia Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape M. Mansell P. Franzini 26. Jul 12
Myrmeleontidae Centroclisis mendax Navás, 1912 Centroclisis mendax Navás, 1912 Sogra mendax Navás, 1912 NAVÁS, L. 1912. Insectos Neurópteros nuevos o poco conocidos. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona 10: 135-202. LDL 0549. Namibia Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West M. Mansell P. Franzini 26. Jul 12
Myrmeleontidae Centroclisis vitanda Navás, 1912 Centroclisis vitanda Navás, 1912 Sogra vitanda Navás, 1912 NAVÁS, L. 1912. Insectos Neurópteros nuevos o poco conocidos. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona 10: 135-202. LDL 0549. Botswana, Namibia Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West Mpumalanga M. Mansell P. Franzini 26. Jul 12

The KTP one can not be Syngenes due to distribution (S. not recorded anywhere in the west ), must be Centroclisis! Or another one?

ExFmem wrote: Also, the more I read about Tachinidae, the more I questioned my ID on the Gonia sp.. Just got a reply from Diptera.info that it is Genus Linnaemya, so glad I held off writing that one up. You were correct, as usual, to question how I came up with Gonia. More later....

Tachinidae Linnaemya agilis (Curran, 1934) Linnaemya agilis (Curran, 1934) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708986/overview Not available on EOL webpage Linnaemya obscurior Villeneuve, 1934 TL: Tanzania Curran, C. H. 1934e. African Tachinidae - I. Am. Mus. Novit. 751: 1-25.
Tachinidae Linnaemya andrewesi (Emden, 1960) Linnaemya andrewesi (Emden, 1960) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708981/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage TL: South Africa Emden, F. I. van 1960. Keys to the Ethoipian Tachinidae - Macquartiinae. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 134: 313-487.
Tachinidae Linnaemya brincki (Verbeke, 1970) Linnaemya brincki (Verbeke, 1970) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708971/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Verbeke, J. 1970. Diptera (Brachycera): Tachinidae (exel. Siphonina). S. Afr. Anim. Life 14: 268-300.
Tachinidae Linnaemya brunneoguttata (Emden, 1960) Linnaemya brunneoguttata (Emden, 1960) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708970/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage TL: South Africa Emden, F. I. van 1960. Keys to the Ethoipian Tachinidae - Macquartiinae. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 134: 313-487.
Tachinidae Linnaemya consobrina (Villeneuve, 1941) Linnaemya consobrina (Villeneuve, 1941) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708965/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage Zimbabwe Villeneuve, J. 1941a. De quelques espèces africains inédites du genre Linnaemyia R. D. (Dipt. Tachinidae). Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 46: 107-110.
Tachinidae Linnaemya lindneri (Mesnil, 1968) Linnaemya lindneri (Mesnil, 1968) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708948/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Mesnil, L. P. 1968b. Quelques espèces indédites de Tachinaires africains (Dipt. Tachinidae). Stuttg. Beitr.Naturk. 187: 1-12.
Tachinidae Linnaemya rudebecki (Verbeke, 1970) Linnaemya rudebecki (Verbeke, 1970) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708929/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Verbeke, J. 1970. Diptera (Brachycera): Tachinidae (exel. Siphonina). S. Afr. Anim. Life 14: 268-300.
Tachinidae Linnaemya sororcula (Villeneuve, 1941) Linnaemya sororcula (Villeneuve, 1941) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708925/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage TL: Congo Villeneuve, J. 1941a. De quelques espèces africains inédites du genre Linnaemyia R. D. (Dipt. Tachinidae). Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 46: 107-110.
Tachinidae Linnaemya strigipes (Curran, 1934) Linnaemya strigipes (Curran, 1934) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708922/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Curran, C. H. 1934e. African Tachinidae - I. Am. Mus. Novit. 751: 1-25.
Tachinidae Linnaemya variegata (Wiedemann, 1824) Linnaemya variegata (Wiedemann, 1824) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/766721/overview Not available on EOL webpage TL: "Prom. bon. sp." Wiedemann, C. R. W. 1824. ... Analecta entomologica ... Regio Typographeo scholarum, Kiliae [=Kiel]. 60 pp., 1 pl. [1824.??.??]
Tachinidae Linnaemya caffra (Villeneuve, 1916) Linnaemya caffra (Villeneuve, 1916) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708969/overview Not available on EOL webpage Linnaemya cuthbertsoni Curran, 1934 TL: Malawi & South Africa & Tanzania Villeneuve, J. 1916g. A contribution to the study of South African higher Myodarii (Diptera Calyptarae) based mostly on the material in the South African Museum. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 15: 469- 515.
Tachinidae Linnaemya laxiceps (Villeneuve, 1916) Linnaemya laxiceps (Villeneuve, 1916) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708950/overview Not available on EOL webpage Micropalpus analis Macquart, 1855 South Africa Villeneuve, J. 1916g. A contribution to the study of South African higher Myodarii (Diptera Calyptarae) based mostly on the material in the South African Museum. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 15: 469- 515.
Tachinidae Linnaemya longirostris (Macquart, 1843) Linnaemya longirostris (Macquart, 1843) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708949/overview Not available on EOL webpage Tachinomima expetens Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891; Micropalpis longirostris Jaennicke, 1867; Micropalpus salmacinus Speiser, 1910; Dejeania striata Jaennicke, 1867 South Africa Macquart, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu cunnus. [2 (3). ] Mém. Soc. Sci. Agric. Lille 1842 : 162-460.
Tachinidae Linnaemya maculipes (Villeneuve, 1920) Linnaemya maculipes (Villeneuve, 1920) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708944/overview Not available on EOL webpage L. braunsi South Africa Villeneuve, J. 1920c. Étude de quelques Myodaires supérieurs (recuilis par le Dr. Brauns, à Willowmore, Cap). Revue. Zool. Afr. 8: 151-162
Tachinidae Linnaemya parcesetosa (Villeneuve, 1916) Linnaemya parcesetosa (Villeneuve, 1916) Catalogue of Life Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Villeneuve, J. 1916g. A contribution to the study of South African higher Myodarii (Diptera Calyptarae) based mostly on the material in the South African Museum. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 15: 469- 515.
Tachinidae Linnaemya braunsi (Villeneuve, 1930) Linnaemya braunsi (Villeneuve, 1930) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708943/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Villeneuve, J. 1930a. Description de deux Myodaires supérieurs sud-africains. Bull. Annl soc. Ent. Belg. 69 (1929) : 352-353.
Tachinidae Linnaemya turbida (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893) Linnaemya turbida (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893) Catalogue of Life http://eol.org/pages/708920/overview Not available on EOL webpage Not available on EOL webpage South Africa Brauer, F & Bergenstamm, J. E. von. 1893. Die Zweiflügler des Kaiserlichen Museums zu Wein. VII. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Muscaria schizometopa (exclusive Anthomyidae). Pars IV. Denskchr. Akad. Wiss., Wein 61: 537- -624 (1-88).

I can't find much at all on Linnaemya, do you have any sources Toko? In ENGLISH ...I'm linguistically challenged , and that's just the tip of the iceberg

BluTuna wrote:I managed to process last weekend's pictures just in time for this weekend

And another species of Bee.

Sooooo .....

my dear pupils, here comes the question of the day for you

BT has correctly labelled this one as a bee. Furthermore it's a male!

Now tell me the genus; clue: metasoma rounded and curled under

BluTuna wrote:
Another example of those tiny wasps, probably one of the Braconid Wasps.

Not a Braconid

But we have a constructive relationship with mistakes here - you get another try .

Toko wrote:

BluTuna wrote:
Another example of those tiny wasps, probably one of the Braconid Wasps.

Not a Braconid

But we have a constructive relationship with mistakes here - you get another try .

OK, if it's not an Braconid then it's a Ichneumon Wasp. Or not

Well done and it's a new subfamily

I can't seem to find the entries for solifuges , or have we not written any up yet? I remember I had one that you (Toko) told me was a solifuge, not a spider, but do we not have any in the book yet? Thanks!