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Re: Madagascar Insect Identification
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:21 pm
by Mark Eising
Thank you Klipspringer. I actually think it may be D. exilis. I have asked the expert on African dragonflies, K-D Dijkstra, for help.
As soon as I hear anything, I will let you know.
Re: Another dragonfly sp. on Nosy Be, Madagascar
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:47 pm
by Klipspringer
Mark Eising wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:12 pm
Libel, Djamandjary, Nosy Be, Madagascar, 29 February 2020 6 (2).JPG
Found at Djamandjary, Nosy Be, Madagascar, on 29 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
Thanks, Mark Eising (markeisingbirding.com)
Another idea for this one: maybe a female
Tetrathemis polleni 
Re: Madagascar Insect Identification
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:36 pm
by Klipspringer
Mark Eising wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:21 pm
Thank you Klipspringer. I actually think it may be D. exilis. I have asked the expert on African dragonflies, K-D Dijkstra, for help.
As soon as I hear anything, I will let you know.
For Madagascar you need really an expert, I bet 60% of the dragonflies are endemic and for the Orthoptera, I would think an even higher percentage is endemic (and the remainder are then referred to as undescribed species
).
I am curious to hear what the expert has to say
Meanwhile you could entertain us with some other wildlife, maybe you have seen some cool birds, chameleons, lemurs whatever.
Re: Madagascar Insect Identification
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:35 pm
by Richprins
Re: Madagascar Insect Identification
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:46 pm
by Klipspringer
Mark Eising wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 11:57 am
Found at Nosy Komba, Madagascar on 21 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
Thanks, Mark Eising (markeisingbirding.com)
This mating pair is a species in the subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae (Acrididae), very distinctive eye!
A
Eyprepocnemis sp. or
Heteracris sp. (the latter less likely)
Eyprepocnemis smaragdipes (looks a bit different from the only photo I found) and
Eyprepocnemis brachyptera are recorded, but I am sure, there are many more unrecorded
Re: Madagascar Insect Identification
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:21 pm
by Mark Eising
Thank you so much Klipspringer! Amazing that you found out that it belongs to this subfamily.
Spider Nosy Be, Madagascar
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:34 pm
by Mark Eising
Found at Lokobe National Park, Nosy Be, Madagascar, on 22 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
Thanks, Mark Eising (markeisingbirding.com)
Spider Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:36 pm
by Mark Eising
Found at Nosy Komba, Madagascar on 21 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
Thanks, Mark Eising (markeisingbirding.com)
Another spider at Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:37 pm
by Mark Eising
Found at Nosy Komba, Madagascar on 21 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
Thanks, Mark Eising (markeisingbirding.com)
Re: Spider Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:37 pm
by Klipspringer
Mark Eising wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:36 pm
Found at Nosy Komba, Madagascar on 21 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
Thanks, Mark Eising (markeisingbirding.com)
wow
this is an extraordinary photo of an extraordinary beautiful spider
Malagasy green lynx spider
Peucetia madagascariensis
