Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Toko]

And if it's even possible, I'm even more unsure of this one


Imfolozi

Oops, I need to go back and see if I posted these here before If so, will edit, but Toko will have the answers to BOTH before I can even complete that task

My guess: Beefly (Bombyliidae)

Looks like this one
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/185776?nav=related


http://www.ispot.org.za/node/183608?nav=related

Bombylius tabaniformisrufus was suggested for this one


http://www.ispot.org.za/node/181271?nav=related


But It might be rather a Bombylella than the Bomylius

viewtopic.php?p=177096#p177096


http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/1 ... 25160.html


Appendix 1 from here is interesting
http://www.biomedsearch.com/article/eco ... 85041.html

Bombylella Greathead, 1995

Distribution: Mainly Afrotropical, also southern Palaearctic and Oriental.

Biology: B. ornata (Wiedemann, 1828) and Bombylella sp. reared once each from dung balls of Scarabaeidae. Less than 10 mm, delicate species, those from Africa with mainly black vestiture ornamented with tufts of bright coloured hair or opalescent or metallic coloured scales. The ornamentation is probably for species recognition in dense vegetation (open forest, woodland).

[Toko]

Another new one was this Bee, which I suspect is from the Rediviva Sp.

I think Scoliidae, Mammoth Wasp

Scoliidae is good and I think

Subfamily Campsomerinae, Tribe Campsomerini

Very similar to this one!
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/150789

[BluTuna]

Another new one was this Bee, which I suspect is from the Rediviva Sp.

I think Scoliidae, Mammoth Wasp

Scoliidae is good and I think

Subfamily Campsomerinae, Tribe Campsomerini

You're a star Toko!

[Toko]

hehe, then it's one of these

http://www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Scolii ... /index.htm

[ExFmem]

Lots of good info. Toko, excellent job.
From the diptera.info website all I got was confirmation that it is a bee fly ( Bombyliidae), like you said.

Here's a side view of it:


Imfolozi

I think it might very well be the same as BluTuna's entry that you referenced. Maybe just add these 2 photos to his entry, and edit the commentary w/ the additional info. you found

[ExFmem]

Re: katydid nymph
Toko: "I'd suggest we make it a Phaneropterini nymph, and a possibly Phaneroptera"

Will write up the stick insect later (today?). Birthday party to attend first.

[Toko]

Hi everyone

Here are some more grasshopper/crickets to be ID'd for the insect book. All taken in my garden in Randburg.

3. Garden Locust in brown form????

Schistocerca gregaria nymph

but ther might be other yellow nymphs

However, should be Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae, all of them have the striped eyes!

[Toko]

Lots of good info. Toko, excellent job.

I think it might very well be the same as BluTuna's entry that you referenced. Maybe just add these 2 photos to his entry, and edit the commentary w/ the additional info. you found

Nooooooooooo it is clearly a different species

It requires its own entry

[Toko]

Kruger

Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family Tettigometridae
Hilda patruelis ?

According to Picker, Griffiths, etc they can be brown or olive green…

Photo here:
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/bug ... ruelis.htm

What do you think?

Have been podering a long time over this and came to the conclusion that it IS Hilda patruelis

Pheidole megacephala for the ant!!! (Tis makes TWO new entries )
http://antsofafrica.org/ant_species_201 ... ephala.htm

Leaf Hopper bugs Hilda patruelis suck the sap from figs and are tended for honeydew by pugnaceous ants Anoplolepis custodiens or Pheidole megacephala.

Good description of the ant here
http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/ ... dsid=40133

[ExFmem]

Looks like I better get moving now that I have four entries piling up! Will work on them SOON We're (Toko) making lots of progress here