FAMILY BOMBYLIIDAE (Bee Flies)

Diptera-Bombyliidae-Anastoechus melanohalteralis-Bee Flies (A)

Anastoechus melanohalteralis

Columbus, Luna County, New Mexico
Coordinates: 31.827135, -107.642174
Elevation: 4,069 ft
October 17, 2016
Size: 10 mm
Found by sweeping flowers and vegetation
Determined by Joel Kits who said: “Fairly sure this is A. melanohalteralis. It’s missing a lot of hair, but the dark haltere is clearly visible and there don’t seem to be any dark hairs on the notopleuron which A. leucothrix should have.”

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