Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Toko]

It has two petiole, is hairy, long legs, long antennae and a male, so not a cisticola, flycatcher or any other LBJ

Am I on the right track looking up the myrmicinae ?????

[ExFmem]

Yes, Liz, it's getting to be more difficult than LBJs! At least there you know it's a BIRD, here we don't even know if it's a bird, a plane, or SuperMan

[Toko]

You mean it's SuperMan

[Lisbeth]

It could be anything apart from a mammal

[ExFmem]

Toko, under Wasps, etc. when I posted the Sq.-headed wasp yesterday I didn't post two entries, but this morning one of the pics was seperated into a second post . I merged that pic into the other entry, but the "X" is not there for me to delete the post Can you remove it please
Weird.

Toko, YOU'RE GOOD (and/or I'm BAD ) You are right, they do seem to be different!

I went back to my pics, and I do have 3 pics of one w/ black antennae, a few white patches on the thorax, and a rust/red abdomen,



and about 8 pics of one w/ yellow/orangish antennae, lots of speckles/spots on the thorax, and a dark stripe on the abdomen.



I'll divide them into two entries again (like you so astutely did ), and add a couple pics. Thanks!

[Toko]

Looks very elegant on the second pic with dotted coat

[ExFmem]

I thought this was a queen ant of some sort, but then came across this species of fly that is described as "…small, easily recognized by their ant-like appearance, constricted waist of abdomen, and almost spherical head…"


Oct. KTP

What do you wise ones think

Update, this is a wasp acc. to the Diptera.info people...any new suggested IDs based on that

New update The wasp forum says it's a male ant

Toko: "Am I on the right track looking up the myrmicinae?"
I believe so. I can just post it as Subfamily: Myrmicinae

I did read this just now, so looks like we're not the only ones confused and perplexed by this one:
"In general, male ants are very difficult to recognize.
Male ants have confounded taxonomists for centuries, dating back to Linnaeus (1764), who described the first male ant as a wasp."

Finally, if anyone is having trouble falling asleep tonight, I have a sure cure for insomnia: http://antsofafrica.org/ant_species_201 ... icinae.htm

[Toko]

I think, you can proudly post it as a myrmicine male ant

Who knows, perhaps one day one of us will come across further info and then we can amend - no probs

[ExFmem]

Re:

KTP

Calliphoridae, Rhiniinae. Probably a Rhyncomya species per Diptera.info.

Okay to proceed?
I suppose I should put it under Rhiniidae, not Calliphoridae, however.

[ExFmem]

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