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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:01 pm
by ExFmem
I'll take ANYTHING I can get...
(or borrow or steal) 
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:43 pm
by 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....
)
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:16 am
by ExFmem
ExFmem wrote: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.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:05 pm
by Toko
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:15 pm
by ExFmem
Grass Stick Insect Maransis sp.??
KTP
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:42 pm
by ExFmem
A click beetle? Came to night light, rather small
KTP
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:42 pm
by ExFmem
Which dung beetle?
KTP
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:49 pm
by Toko
Do you have more photos, to show the elytra?
Female
Oryctes boas 
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:51 pm
by 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
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:43 am
by Sonel
