Thraxan Beefly IV - Thraxan prolatus

Family Bombyliidae

This page contains pictures and information about Thraxan Bee Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Male, body length 10mm

 

 

Abdomen segments 5-7 lateral margins with white hairs. Spur-vein at base R2+3 present. We found this fly in Karawatha Forest on Feb 2007.

 

 

 

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Reference:

1. Cryptic species diversity and character congruence: review of the tribe Anthracini (Diptera : Bombyliidae) in Australia - David K. Yeates and Christine L. Lambkin, 1998.

2. Thraxan Bee Fly - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan 

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