Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[ExFmem]

I'll take ANYTHING I can get...(or borrow or steal)

[ExFmem]

As for this one:

https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 10#p184710

I got a little more info. from a Diptera.info expert - "It is a Miltogramminae and one of the genera in the tribe Phyllotelini, either Phylloteles, Dolichotachina or Lamprometopia. It is a female and the head profile is not fully visible, so difficult to get any close than this."

Will edit the post to reflect the minor affirmations....tomorrow, as SO is HUNGRY. (The way to a man's heart.... )

[ExFmem]

As for this one:

https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 10#p184710

I got a little more info. from a Diptera.info expert - "It is a Miltogramminae and one of the genera in the tribe Phyllotelini, either Phylloteles, Dolichotachina or Lamprometopia. It is a female and the head profile is not fully visible, so difficult to get any close than this."

Will edit the post to reflect the minor affirmations....tomorrow, as SO is HUNGRY. (The way to a man's heart.... )

I got virtually NOWHERE with this, as I can't find anything on the 3 genera listed for SA, except Phylloteles brunnipennis, and no images for it. Will add ID as Miltogramminae (not just possibly) and the tribe Phyllotelini.

[Toko]

It's a step forward nonetheless

[ExFmem]

Grass Stick Insect Maransis sp.??




KTP

[ExFmem]

A click beetle? Came to night light, rather small


KTP

[ExFmem]

Which dung beetle?


KTP

[Toko]

Do you have more photos, to show the elytra?

Female Oryctes boas

[ExFmem]

I've searched, but no, only a frontal shot. From all the images of Oryctes boas I've seen, that species seems to have a rather pronounced concave depression of the front of the thorax

I looked for keys to IDing SA dung beetles, but came up empty handed. My questions I was hoping to answer relative to an ID Key were concerning # of "claws/front leg spikes", which genera have punctate thorax, which are "hairy" as this one seems to be more so than most I've seen, and the angle of the head/thorax connection, as this one is upward curved, not straight or downward (v or u) I realize I'm clear as mud here, but the pic will show what I mean Also, the front of the face must be characteristic with its curves

Okay, I'll keep searching, or just move on to other things that bug me

[Sonel]

Can anyone please identify?





Thank you.