Collecting Asilidae in South Africa and Namibia

@colin25 @bushboy @tonyrebelo @alandmanson @happyasacupcake @cecileroux @sallyslak @magdastlucia @karoopixie @nicky @rjpretor @alexdreyer

Hi all,

I'm looking to acquire molecular-grade specimens of Asilidae from all over the world, (and relevant to this post) especially southern Africa. Such specimens would be instrumental in reconstructing the evolutionary history of these venomous predators, and also aid in their taxonomic revision and reclassification.

Would any of you included here have the means or interest to collect robber flies into 90-100% ethanol? Please let me know if so, and I can provide further details.

I hope you all are staying safe and healthy!

Best,
Chris

Publicado el 07 de septiembre de 2020 a las 02:38 PM por myelaphus myelaphus

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Hi Chris - I could certainly give it a bash!

Cheers
Sally

Anotado por sallyslak hace mas de 3 años

Hi Chris,
I can too.
Cheers, Alan

Anotado por alandmanson hace mas de 3 años

Hi Chris.
Thank you for including me on your request. I won't be putting robbers (or anything else) in alcohol, sorry. Not sure how I'd catch the speedy little chaps anyway ;-)
Good luck with your project.

Anotado por karoopixie hace mas de 3 años

Hi Chris,

Sorry not able to at the moment (in the UK) but have dry specimens if of interest.
Regards,
Steve

Anotado por steveuk hace mas de 3 años

Hi Chris,

Sorry, not a clue how to go about to catch one of those guys.

Warm Zululand regards,

Magda
St Lucia

Anotado por magdastlucia hace mas de 3 años

Hi Chris

I will have to see if I can catch one first.

Good luck with your project

Copper

Anotado por happyasacupcake hace mas de 3 años

Chris,

Sure!

Johan

Anotado por rjpretor hace mas de 3 años

Thank you for including me. I will stick to taking photos, but won't be collecting for you. Good Luck with your project.

Nicky

Anotado por nicky hace mas de 3 años

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